Toy Fair 2025: The Loyal Subjects on JEM Revival

These days, it's not surprising to hear of iconic retro toy lines enjoying a revival through new toy companies showing their love, but it's been astounding to see these releases hitting the shelves of our local Walmart, making them available to all! Nacelle have blown minds by putting Sectaurs back on the pegs, hanging next to NECA's most modern Ninja Turtle releases. Now, The loyal Subjects continue their ride in the way back machine which started with Rainbow Brite and Strawberry Shortcake. Let's cheer them on as they go from Berrytastic to Truly Outrageous!

Jem and The Holograms Trailer Drops..and Thuds

We here at Idle Hands harass the movie industry ..well...nearly constantly, for tackling characters and fandoms they don't understand at all, and further, generally don't wish to understand. They buy a license they think is marketable, grab all the names from the license, throw the tiniest bit of recognizable flash across the whole thing and then ride it out before a public who are, often, thoroughly confused. When the first images and synopsis for Jem And The Holograms dropped the other day, the reception was chilly but hopeful. Jem is the is the story of a woman who has already made it, alongside her best friends, using her power and influence to help people and one step further, becomes Jem to make sure everything is right in the world. This is NOT the story of a small town hopeful and her sisters getting their big break in the big city, adopting a persona that doesn't feel much like herself and now forced to decide what is really important in life. NO! Nope. Nuh uh. The studio could have taken it back to the beginning when the girls first find their powers and adopt their pseudo-super hero rock star personas..but no....what they did was cookie cutter, bland, uninspired and done at least a dozen times before. Dive in for the travesty...

Jem and the Holograms Get a Reboot by IDW Comics

IDW Publishing is excited to expand its long relationship with Hasbro and welcome JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS to the world of comic books. Starting in March 2015, Jem and company will star in their first ongoing series! The creative team bringing this world full of fashion, art, action, and style to life is writer Kelly Thompson (Storykiller, The Girl Who Would Be King) and artist Ross Campbell (Glory, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), with subscription covers by Sara Richard (My Little Pony, Kitty and Dino).

It’s the 21st century, and Jem and The Holograms are 21st century girls! Meet Jerrica Benton, the gifted singer of The Holograms, a band that has the right look and the right sound… But one thing is holding them back—Jerrica’s crippling stage fright. Luckily, Jerrica is about to find help in the most unlikely of places when she discovers a forgotten present left by her father. And what she finds is truly outrageous!

SDCC: Shout! Factory Release Jem and the Holograms

America’s best-loved and truly outrageous animated pop star was Jem from the memorable 80’s pop culture series JEM and The Holograms. Best known for her iconic pink hair, star shape earrings, rousing musical numbers and trend setting fashion, Jem knew how to rock her glamour, glitter, fashion and fame and influenced a generation of viewers who grew up watching this animated series.

On October 11, 2011, Shout! Factory, in collaboration with Hasbro Inc., will release the long-awaited JEM and The Holograms: The Truly Outrageous Complete Series! 11-DVD box set, sparkling with all the episodes in the order they were intended and an exclusive extra DVD packed with bonus features, including archival material rarely seen by fans! Poised to present a hard-to-refuse offer for loyal fans, this uncompromising 11-DVD box set is collected in a specially designed box and will be made available in stores nationwide. Also available to own on the same day is the single season DVD debut of JEM and The Holograms: Season One in a 4-DVD box set.

The series “JEM and The Holograms” ran from 1985-’88 in first-run syndication and still boasts a loyal and vocal fan base. It is frequently credited with influencing fashion in the late 1980s and beyond, and launching the careers of female pop-rock stars and music groups. The series follows Jerrica Benton, whose discovery of Synergy, a powerful computer companion, allows her to transform from co-owner of Starlight Music into rock star Jem. Teaming with her sister and best friends who form The Holograms, Jem sets out to make their musical dreams come true, even as she battles against the ruthless Eric Raymond and his musical protégés.

Jem and the Holograms Coming to The Hub

We hear about every ripple in the vast ocean that is the boy's toy world...documenting each resurgence and DVD re-release for our beloved Transformers, G.I.Joe, Thundercats, etc; but what of the geek ladies (and some boys partial to pastel colors instead of camo)? The Hub cable channel seems to have a keen understanding of your 80's flashbacks and programs with them in mind. Now its time to pay homage to a woman and her band who learned from Bowie and Madonna, diverging from the candy coated world of Barbie to provide a role model girls that was..truly..truly outrageous...

The iconic and beloved pop-culture series "Jem and the Holograms” is coming to The Hub!

“Jem and the Holograms,” which originally aired in the late 1980s, will join The Hub’s schedule weekdays beginning Tuesday, May 31, at 7 p.m. ET (with encore performances throughout each day) and on Saturdays at 10 a.m. ET.

To celebrate, we’re kicking off with a special marathon of the first 6 episodes of "Jem and the Holograms" on Saturday, May 28, from 2-5 p.m. ET / 5-8 p.m. PT.

Get Ready For JEMCON!!

We live in the future, where people from all walks of life all across the globe can get online and say something like "I LOVE BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA!!" This puts them in touch the legions of fans who also love Big Trouble who then begin making costumes, writing fan fiction and organizing the all important BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CONVENTION!! These would happen 4 times a year, naturally. In a world where this could happen, it should be no surprise that the rabid fans of Jem and the Holograms would be organized and ready to converge on a predetermined hotel space with Adam Ant makeup applied and day glow hair in place! This is not a fever dream. THIS IS FOR REAL!!

This will be the 6th convention bringing JEM fans together with vendors selling those hard to find pieces, displays of rare prototypes and hours of panels with the creators of the show and the voices that made the good girls great and those Misfits super bitchy. September 24-26th, hit Manchester, New Hampshire and celebrate Jem's 25th anniversary the only way Jem fans know how....with weird hair.

For more info drop in on http://www.jemcon.org/