September 20, 2023

NSYNC Reunion Rumors, Rotten Tomatoes Gets Played By Hollywood, Cancel Culture in 2023

1 hour 29 minutes

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Rumors of an NSYNC reunion began swirling earlier in the year when the first trailer for ‘Trolls: Band Together’ seemingly made several references to iconic 90s boy bands.

Anticipation reached a fever pitch when all five members of NSYNC attended the MTV Video Music Awards to present the Best Pop Video award to Taylor Swift. A couple of other cryptic messages from the band culminated in NSYNC announcing their first single in over two decades... for the 'Trolls 3' movie.

In a deep dive on Vulture, we learned that studios and publicists are able to successfully skew movie rating scores.

Do movie reviews mean anything to us? Are we easily influenced by the Tomatometer?

Have we ever been influenced by reviews or even publicists trying to wine and dine us?

Cancel culture in 2023 vs 2017: Lizzo sued by former backup dancers for creating a hostile work environment and Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis take heat for writing character letters for Danny Masterson in the wake of his rape convictions.

What is the line between boss/friend for Lizzo's backup dancers?

Have inappropriate behaviors towards underage minors reduced, or just shifted and look different now?

This week's recommendations will keep you entertained, educated, and well-rested! 'Hot Ones' featuring NSYNC (coming Thursday) (Pam), scheduling "learning time" for yourself (Andrew), and establishing a good pre-sleep routine of journaling, meditating, and winding down (Laura).

And in this week's installment of After Dark:

Inspired by Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis, let's get canceled for writing character defense letters for each others' crimes against humanity.

"Hey all he had to do was buy you a slice of pizza to avoid being axe murdered."

Pam is on her Vigilante Shit!

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By Andrew Sims, Laura Tee, Pamela Gocobachi

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