S1 Round 6: The Greatest Pixar Movie of All Time

Taylor Gaines and Tyler B. Commons gather for the final time to reveal the champion of the Natural Selection bracket.

First, they unveil their individual rankings of all 20 Pixar movies. Then, they announce the winner of the heavyweight match-up for the title of greatest Pixar movie ever made.

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S1 Round 5: The Championship

Taylor Gaines and Tyler B. Commons finally reveal the championship match-up of the Natural Selection bracket on this week’s episode.

First, they break down the trailer for Pixar’s upcoming film “Onward,” sort through their individual algorithmic rankings they never knew they were creating, and listen to Taylor talk “Coco” with Patrick A. Jackson in this week’s “Unnatural Opinions” segment. Later, they announce the winners from Round 4 and dive deep on the Battle for the Crown.

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S1 Round 4: The Final Four

Taylor Gaines and Tyler B. Commons narrow things down to four in this week’s ultra-important episode of Natural Selection.

First, they offer an analysis of the latest “Toy Story 4” trailer and take a look at their Rewatchability scores before Taylor talks “Incredibles” with Christian Torres in this week’s “Unnatural Opinions” segment. Then, they announce the winners from Round 3 and break down the unbelievable Final Four match-ups.

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S1 Round 3: Sixteen to Eight

Taylor Gaines and Tyler B. Commons announce the Elite Eight Pixar movies in this week’s scientifically superior episode of Natural Selection.

First, they break down the individual films’ “Pixar Scores,” welcome friend of the pod Sam Hensel to debate the merits of “Cars” in “Unnatural Opinions,” and parse the Theme scores. Finally, they reveal the winning movies from Round 2 and dive into the four match-ups of Round 3.

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S1E19: Coco

Taylor Gaines and Tyler B. Commons sing their hearts out in the second to last episode of Season 1 of Natural Selection for 2017’s “Coco.”

They discuss why the movie’s title had to be changed in Brazil, how it got past China’s Communist censors, Disney walking right into controversy early in production, the original plans for the film’s plot, THE MUSIC, the concept of Third Death (!), where Hitler lives in the Land of the Dead, the different uses of “Remember Me,” and much more.

Stay tuned til the end to find out where this movie falls in the Natural Selection rankings!

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