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Jem
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It’s time for Jem and the Holograms to begin shooting Starbright, the movie that was part of their Battle of the Bands winnings. Pizzazz has some nasty surprises in store for them: her father has bought the movie studio that produces Starbright, the Misfits are the new costars and Eric Raymond is running the studio! Jem and the Holograms are determined not to lose their movie to their arch rivals, but tempers quickly heat up as production gets underway. Meanwhile, Jerrica learns that one of her Starlight Girls, Ba Nee may be having trouble with her eyes.
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The show centers on Jem who is an upcoming rock star with her band The Holograms. Jem is ... the alias of Jerrica Benton, the daughter of a music executive who after his death, should rightfully be in charge of the company Starlight music. Jem/Jerrica's rival is the sneaky and evil Eric Raymond who is trying to control stalight music and get Jerrica out of the picture. Eric creates a band called the Misfits who are supposedly rebellious rockers. With the help of a secret computer/hologram machine named synergy created by Jerrica's father, Jerrica and her sister Kimber and their friends create Jem and the holograms to compete in popularity at the same music label. Of course, no one but the girls are in on all of this.
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By 1995, the line of Jem & Universe guitars had simplified. The three Jems in the 1995 catalog are the floral Jem 77FP, the yellow Jem 777, and the white alder Jem 7WH guitars. The Universe 7-strings were no longer in production, but two less expensive Jems were released for musicians on a budget; the Jem 555. Available in a white finish with black hardware or a black finish with a grey pearloid pickguard, these guitars are easily identified by their fretboard inlays, which are vine inlays similar to Jems but they end at the 12th fret, and at the 24th fret is a "Steve Vai" inlay.
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Jem has a sailing style obviously developed for letting people see what he does. This is atypical of Jem. As a coach there are no coincidences. He is 100% thought through and so professional.
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By 1990, the Jem 7 with the root beer finish had been discontinued, though the Jem 7 with the black finish and pyramid inlays remained. The production Jems now ... included two yellow Jems, the original yellow with the vine inlays on a rosewood fretboard, and a new yellow Jem with a maple fingerboard and disappearing pyramid inlays. 1990 also saw the introduction of the Ibanez Universe guitars, 7-string versions of the Jem guitars sans the monkey grip. Featuring DiMarzio Blaze II pickups for 7-string guitar, the Universes were initially available in three finishes; black with green pickups and dot inlays, white with pyramid inlays, or an elaborate multicolor swirled finish with pyramid inlays.
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The Jem concept already had great potential. But Hasbro, taking it one step further, approached Marvel Productions about turning it into a cartoon as well. In 1985, Marvel launched the “Jem and the Holograms” cartoon as a segment in their weekly Super Sunday 90 minute animated block. Viewers got to learn all about how Jem and the Holograms started their band, their record label, "Starlight Music" (who ... funded an orphanage, the Starlight Foundation), the Misfits rivalry with them, and other juicy tidbits about the world of the mysterious, yet truly outrageous singer. Animated music videos, similar to MTV style, were also featured, with many of the same songs that were included with the dolls. The show was so riveting and full of twists and surprises, it was almost like a children’s soap opera.
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