I was watching Disney's Newsies the Broadway Musical on Netflix, and as I hit play, I saw a small notification in the corner that said "Available until March 5th." Obviously, I panicked, and immediately Googled it to see if Newsies was being taken off Netflix. (Warning: yes.) So, me being me (a HUGE fansie ever since I first watched the 1992 movie, and later the Newsies Live movie, before immersing myself in details of Newsies Broadway and the Newsies National Tour) I texted my friend and started ranting, and as we threw dialogue from the musical back and forth (I must have typed STRIKE at least ten times) I ended up texting an entire parody of Santa Fe to them. And then they interrupted my rant by saying, "I'm getting way too amused by this," cuing me to say, "Hey, I should post this." But one parody turned into two (Seize the Day), turned into four, turned into ten different parodies of some of the most iconic songs of Newsies, all rewritten to be modern and focusing on the terrifying future that awaits us after March 5th. Like the Newsies we have no vote, even though we pay the salaries of the Netflix owners, so it was honestly really fun to connect them all. I started this on Wednesday, February 27th, so this is probably the fastest I've ever written anything this long (though is it really considered long if it just has a lot of spaces?) and I'm posting it because 1) I need to vent and 2) there must be others who, like me, are outraged and broken hearted at Newsies being taken off Netflix, and I want to share our feelings with the rest of the world.
(I also fully plan on emailing this to Netflix if I figure out how before March 5th. So… I have a few hours.)
Anyway, please enjoy these parodies, and mourn along with me the removal of one of the best musicals ad cinematic experiences we will ever get the chance to watch. Share this, tag it, get the world to know what is going on (and the Journal too).
And, if you feel like standing up for our rights: STRIKE!