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Josie and The Pussycats is the Spinoff Riverdale Deserves

This RIVERDALE review contains spoilers. Riverdale Season 5 Episode 15 “Our story is about three young women bursting with talent.” When last we saw Josie McCoy (Ashleigh Murray), she was in New York City trying to make her dreams come true on the ill-fated (and gone-too-soon) Riverdale spin-off Katy Keene. Often when characters are spun-off and their subsequent shows fail, they vanish into the pop culture ether — The Ropers from Three’s Company being the textbook case of this phenomenon. But not so for Josie. This latest episode debuts a new iteration of the character, one who has achieved her…
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Link Tank: Josie and the Pussycats Fan Launched Crowdfunding Campaign for Oral History Book

Entertainment journalist and long-time Josie and the Pussycats fan, Russ Burlingame, is writing an oral history compilation book about the movie—and he could use your support! Josie and the Pussycats was a box office bomb when it first premiered in 2001. Starring Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, and Rosario Dawson, the movie was based on characters created by Archie Comics. It went on to become a cult classic despite initial failure, gathering a loyal following that’s still active today. As Josie and the Pussycats turns 20 years old this April, entertainment journalist and one of the film’s long-time fans, Russ…
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