Dorin and Kendyl have a real good time dragging the Jem and the Holograms (2015) movie, talking about how it could have been better and admitting that there were parts they actually liked.

Watch the first five episodes of the TV show along with us in our commentary.

Question(s) of the Week: Would you have rather seen a more straight-forward version of Jem or something that would have been more like the cartoon? What other 80s cartoon would you like to see made into a movie?

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For other similar discussions, check out our episodes on Beauty and the Beast (1991), Grease Live! (2016), and Ghostbusters (2016).

Main Discussion

Jem and the Holograms (2015)

-Written by Ryan Landels

-Directed by Jon M. Chu

-Starring Aubrey Peeple, Stefanie Scott, Hayley Kiyoko, Aurora Perrineau, Molly Ringwald and Juliette Lewis

-Based on Jem (1985), created by Christy Marx, which ran for 3 seasons (65 episodes)

–Commentary #7 covers the first 5 episodes

Question(s) of the Week: Would you have rather seen a more straight-forward version of Jem or something that would have been more like the cartoon? What other 80s cartoon would you like to see made into a movie?

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