#Sarah Davenport

[adaptations-polls]

Which iteration of this character do you prefer?

Further notes:

The Little Women poll was one of the very first ones put up on this blog, so you may actually notice a few more versions are present on this character poll than there were on the general media poll!

There's still several theatrical editions not here; in this case, its less because they seem inaccessible and more because I'm having a bit of difficult untangling some of them from each other (there's a couple versions and its not entirely clear to me right now which are independent adaptations and which are slight revisions of the earlier adaptations) so in order to avoid accidentally duplicating interpretations, I've just decided to simplify the options here a bit. There are also generally several more adaptations, including multiple television versions, etc, that have been left off of this poll to keep it from getting too crowded. A second part of the original poll may be published at some point, and a second part for this one will be considered, as well.

There are images of 1949 Jo, but they were all oriented differently than the rest of the images, and therefore were causing the others to get cut off- so the film's poster has been used instead.

On media polls I would only feature the stage musical as one single adaptation and would not treat individual productions as different versions; I won't follow that rule for character polls and have featured two different Jos from two different productions of the same musical (the OBC Jo [Sutton Foster] and the 2021 London Park Theater production Jo [Lydia White]. I will still mostly stick to using actors from major productions, and won't be trying to necessarily capture every single revival/staging. I'm also not going to be as stringent on character polls about theatrical productions being recorded/licensable/having a published script etc as I am for for media polls.

[theodoranott]

Could Be Related: Sarah Davenport and Bruna Hamú

[adamwatchesmovies]

Deadly Detention (2017)

While I didn't enjoy this film, that doesn't mean you won't. No matter what I say, the people involved in this project did it: they actually made a movie. That's something to be applauded. With that established...

Take The Breakfast Club and rip out everything charming about it. Replace them all with scenes from Friday the 13th (the original). Then, rip out all the scares and tension. Replace them with humour so poorly executed that the audience will wonder if this horror-comedy is trying to make you laugh on purpose. Now, you have an idea of what Deadly Detention is like.

Star athlete Jessica (Sarah Davenport), troublemaker Lexie (Alex Frnka), hottie Barrett (Henry Zaga), Bible-devotee Kevin (Coy Stewart) and skateboarder Taylor (Jennifer Robyn Jacobs) have received detention under the supervision of Ms. Presley (Gillian Vigman). Unfortunately, the school is currently being fumigated, which means the teens are being sent to an abandoned prison. Worse, there’s a killer on the loose!

If you can’t spot the killer within 30 seconds, I don’t know what to tell you. There are only seven people in this film - the last one is the bus driver/security guard, Pete (Kevin Blake). As soon as the shadiest character appears, it takes every fiber of restraint in your body not to yell “GUILTY!” at the top of your lungs. Your instinct is correct. Even though the foreshadowing and hints about the killer’s identity are so badly handled you shouldn’t be able to figure out who they are, you will. It makes you wonder if writers Casie Tabanou and Alison Spuck McNeely or director Blair Hayes have ever seen a slasher movie. You can’t have your victims running around getting picked off for a reason that’s only revealed at the end and without any flashbacks. Not unless your objective is to waste the audience’s time.

Wasting our time must’ve been the goal. Minimal efforts were put into the script, after all. In what reality would a state lend a dirty abandoned prison to a school for a couple of hours on a Saturday to punish five students for crimes as benign as writing “Jesus ate my homework” on the school’s walls? It makes no sense, and that’s just the setup. This is one of those movies where the killer can do whatever they want and are unimpeded by things like walls and distance. At one point, Barrett grabs a door handle and pretends to be electrocuted to scare his “friends” - because joking around while pursued by a murderer is a great idea. He has a brief laugh, then grabs the handle again. This time it IS connected to a current of electricity and he nearly dies. So let me get this straight. The revenge-motivated butcher just HAPPENED to be standing on the other side of that door, listening in to their conversation, didn’t turn on the electricity when he reached for the handle the first time, but did the second time, just to have a laugh?

Deadly Detention a.k.a. The Detained has fewer laughs than a decapitated cadaver has heads. The characters are so paper-thin that even when the script tries to roll with the stereotypes it’s exploiting, you can’t muster a smile. They’re written to a level so cartoonish they stop making any sense and the dialogue doesn’t do the actors any favours. Universally, the performances are terrible but I’ll give the cast the benefit of the doubt. It's not like the people in charge knew what they were doing.

Deadly Detention also fails as a horror comedy because it is never scary. In terms of violence, this is the most tame slasher film I’ve ever seen. It’s a slasher movie… with NO SLASHING! Every single death is off-screen. When the picture started, I was convinced that the comically oversized “Principal of the Year” award Ms. Presley brought with her would be used to skewer someone - Black Christmas style - but no.

Deadly Detention is a complete waste of time. It’s not funny. It’s not scary. It has no gore and no nudity either - despite two sex scenes! It’s contrived from the beginning and the end is preposterous. Unless you were involved in its production, it would be impossible to enjoy. (October 31, 2020)

[samtallchester]

Someone needs to bring back the smart 🤝 impulsive 🤝 clumsy trio.

[spot-conlons-pimp-cane]

ALR SO HERE IS AN UPDATED POST OF SHIPS I SHIP IN NEWSIES

Livesies:

Javid (jack x David)

Ralbert (race x Albert)

JoJo x elmer (idk their ship name)

Jathrine (jack x Kathrine)

Redfinch (finch x Albert)

Belmer (buttons x Elmer)

Smalls x Sniper (idk ship their name)

Darcy x Bill (idk their ship name)

Binch/bitch (finch x buttons)

Ikeshot (hotshot x ike)

JoMike (jojo x Mike)

92sies:

Sprace (Spot x Race)

Blush (blink x mush)

Javid (again)

Snitch x Itey (idk their ship name)

bumlets x skittery (idk the ship name)

bumswiftery (bumlets x swifty x skittery)

Other:

Newsbians (Sarah x Kathrine)

[haveyouseenthisseries-poll]

[newsiesautismfrfr]

I’m glad that every person in the newsie fandom who likes jackspot (which is like three people) agrees that spot would NOT leave Brooklyn and go to Santa Fe with Jack. It’s angsty and DELICIOUS

[kitswritingantics]

Pleeeeease newsies fantasy AU I beggggg

HEHEHAHAHAHAHH I'VE BEEN WAITING MY ENTIRE LIFE TO YAP ABOUT THIS

now just hear me out. think of like. super mario. evil king (pulitzer) has princess katherine locked away. prince jack (forced to marry her in like a month) has to go save her, don't wanna, blah blah blah. get's sent with his servant/partner in crime/best friend charlie (aka crutchie) and knight david. (they're gay. in case you can't tell. i'm a javid truther but i can also be a jatherine truther. jack has two hands.)

on the way the goobers find travelling minstrels (race and spot), bounty hunters/thieves (buttons, finch, and elmer. the guys ever), and all of them tag along to help them fight the king and his dragon (the dragon's probaby snyder now that i think really deeply about it. that's honestly so funny). also more homosexuality, elmer's down BAD for charlie who's an oblivious (and equally down bad) little loser.

you know the drill, fairy tales have happy endings, they save princess katherine and jack decides "hey! i don't wanna marry her!" and goes and kisses davey instead. davey sets up kath with his older sister sarah and they fall in love. charlie and elmer are really bashful and adorable i'm obsessed with them. also LESBIAN SPRACE. BECAUSE I CAN.

anyways there's my yap hope you enjoy!!! i might end up writing this later only time will tell!!

[marvinsbitch]

Stupid Quotes (mostly from me) as Newsies characters pt 3 (god I hope there’s no repeats

“Just so you know if Race texts you I’m not a furry” - Finch to all the Newsies

“why cant i marry tom cruise hed treat me right” - Race

“Kathrine is an icon and youre just ok” - Sarah to Jack

“IM THE GAY” -Crutchie

“and they made me, a satanist” - Race

"Finch" - Buttons

"yes" - Finch

"goodbye" - Buttons

"Albert"- Buttons

"hi"- Albert

"go fuck yourself"- Buttons in the most uwu voice ever

"lets move this so i can see myself cuz im a narrsasist" - Jack

"if i want skinny jeans then ill go to the womens section" - Finch

"you only got a c tho what a disgrace"- Davey to Jack playing Osu

"SHES JESUS SHES WALKING ON WATER" - Albert

“Deadnaming not very pog”- all the newsies breaking the forth wall

The sharpie saga - these are all Jack to Davey

“BEACUSE IM A HORDER OK” - Jack

“YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN ILL NEED A LIGHT GREEN SHARPIE” - Jack

“i think im slowly getting high off of sharpies. i can feel it” - Jack

[sinceisawviennaa]

My Babysitter’s a Vampire x Lab Rats

Ethan, Benny, and Rory would fuck SO HARD with Adam, Chase, and Leo. specifically Chase and Leo tho. they would geek out so hard. Adam and Rory would cause so much ruckus the fact that no one will ever see it is a crime. i foresee a bit of clashing between Chase and Benny because of the whole science vs. magic thing but Benny can talk science too. Ethan and Leo would bond i think. over. yk. carrying the weight of their families on their back at all times.

i’d love to say that Sarah, Erica, and Bree would hit it off instantly but honestly i can see some tension there. i don’t think it would last long though, i’m sure they’ll all bond over their silly little guy group they carry around. and once Sarah is on board with Bree, Erica would be too. also, they all deserve more girl friends who kinda get what they’re going through.

i know these shows aren’t even the same network and therefore not the same universe (also timeline) but just let me be absolutely delusional and wish there could have been crossover

[emmedoesntdomath]

emme’s obscure newsies headcanons

hi! so, @sparkedblaze (because they definitely did a lot with this project) and I spent some time making headcanon and historical information posts about some of the lesser known newsies who don’t always get a lot of love, inspired by this post by @roideny (who, by the way, has also made another lovely masterlist of historical analysis that you should check out here). feel free to pick and choose what you want to use for your own headcanons, fics, fanart, etc. thanks!

also, if you don’t see enough about the character you’re interested in, yell at me, @ me, hit up my asks. I will gladly give you more. 

Manhattan Newsies

Elmer pt. 1

Elmer pt. 2

Elmer pt. 3

Albert pt. 1

Albert pt. 2

Albert pt. 3

Finch

Mush

Oh, Romeo

Kid Blink

Specs

Crutchie

Tommy Boy

Itey

Swifty

Jojo

Henry

Mike & Ike

Barney Peanuts

Skittery

Buttons

Bumlets

Bumlets pt. 2

Boots

Snitch

Racetrack

Dutchy

Pie Eater

Les Jacobs

David Jacobs

Coffee Bean

Splasher

Sniper

Jack Kelly

Magnet

Brooklyn Newsies

Hotshot

Graves

Myron

Bart

Slasher

Spot Conlon

Other Newsies

Smalls

Other Characters

Delanceys pt. 1

Delanceys pt. 2

Delanceys pt. 3

Bill & Darcy

Katherine Plumber/Pulitzer

Sarah Jacobs

Miss Medda Larkin

Joseph Pulitzer

Denton

for stuff I didn’t cover, I would check these other resources:

@newsiepedia and their character info sheets (although they mainly do more well-known characters)

@newsie-collective and their heacanon posts

@crystallizedtwilight‘s comics are essentially canon

@noxexistant‘s everything

@athousandboxjumps has AMAZING headcanons

@stocksonromance also has beautiful headcanons to share

@musicalcuriosity hasn’t posted in a while, but their historical stuff makes me weep with sheer joy

@loving-jack-kelly has posted some jack content that has literally made me squeal 

@thefactsofthematter post fanfic works that SHOULD be canon

@idontknowwhatimdoing668’s incorrect quotes are accurate 

AND SO MANY OTHERS THAT I DIDN’T SAY BY NAME OKAY THANKS BYE

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[agaypanic]

Might be a very cringy idea rn, if so, delete delete delete, never let this see the light of day please please please 🙏🙏

But, I think crossover of univereses are super interesting, and the mbav and lab rats one rn is super cool. Like, bionics? Vampires? Yes????

And bc I was thinking abt this the same time as I was reading literature!reader, I was thinking abt how funny it would for the mbav/lr thing with lit!reader?

Like, imagine the start of the little relationship (romantic or arguing, either), where chase is like "There's something wrong with them, I swear" and he just convinces himself it's bc they're a fucking lit nerd until one day he's just like "Wait. This. This wrong-ness is far more than liking words."

itd be so funny if i was like "this is so cringe, i need everyone to see it immediately"

imagine you're (literary!reader) is part of the mbav gang, and you're most likely a vampire that got turned with rory and erica, and the lab rats come to whitechapel for a mission and you all meet. and chase cant stop staring at/being around you and everyone thinks it's bc he likes you but there's something about the looks he gives you that feel suspicious??

like you never really go out in the sun, and sometimes when you're hungry or tired your eyes look like they're yellow/orange?? he doesn't even register that rory, erica, and sarah are showing the same weird signs as you, for some reason chase is just so focused on you.

eventually he decides to chalk it up to you being a lit nerd ("maybe they dont like being outside bc they like the library?" "their eyes must turn that color bc all they do is stare at books all day") bc he has to focus on the mission

but then when it's finally revealed that you and your friends are vampires, the lab rats are shocked for a moment before chase is jumping around yelling "ha! i knew something was wrong with them!" before quickly apologizing bc "nonono i didn't mean there's something wrong with you, i just meant-"

there's lots of (somewhat) empty threats of you drinking his blood when he starts pissing you off or getting a big ego. like if he tries to boss you and your friends around (he's just so used to being the leader guys lol) you just flash your fangs and suddenly chase is hiding behind adam, who's probably laughing his ass off

[willowistic22]

Newsies as songs from Taylor Swift’s Midnights (3am edition)

I’ve been obsessed since I heard the album and will associate the newsies to each song. No i will not explain why certain songs fits them personally bcs i'm too lazy and I feel that it's very self explanatory lol. Also if you have no clue what Midnights is then (dis)respectfully you live under a rock:D

Jack Kelly: Dear Reader

Davey Jacobs: Labyrinth

Crutchie: Karma

Katherine Pulitzer: Lavender Haze

Sarah Jacobs: Vigilante Shit

Racetrack Higgins: Anti-Hero

Albert DaSilva: Snow On The Beach

JoJo De La Guerra: Mastermind

Finch Cortez: You’re On Your Own, Kid

Buttons Davenport: Midnight Rain

Mush Meyers: Paris

Kid Blink: Sweet Nothing

Specs: Maroon

Romeo: Glitch

Sniper: Question…?

Smalls: High Infidelity

Mike: Bejeweled

Ike: Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve

Spot Conlon: The Great War

Hotshot: Bigger Than The Whole Sky

Elmer: Hits Different

[undescribed1mage]

OH btw me & the lovely bird @bird-likes-to-fandom have been talking abt a newsies pjo au in the rtccord so here is the list of godly parents we've came up with:

— Katherine is an oracle (Rachel Elizabeth Dare style)

— Jack & Crutchie are either children of Hermes or unclaimed

— Son of Athena Davey (& les. & sarah)

— Children of Ares Spot & Mack

— Children of Hecate Stray & Specs

— Son of Hephaestus, Apollo, or Hermes Race (same with Joey !!!)

— Buttons (& Buttons bc this goes w the uksies & marriott buttons are twins hc) as either Athena or Aphrodite kids

— Son of Hermes Finch

— Son of Kymopoleia Splasher

— Son of Ares Tommy Boy

— Son of Demeter Henry

— Sons of Nemesis Delancey Brothers

— Daughter of Tyche Lucky

— Either Daughter of Athena or Daughter of Hermes Rafaela

— Son of Aphrodite Romeo

— Daughters of Apollo Ritz & Splint

(If you wanna see any of these elaborated on you should totally send either of us an ask !!!)