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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S1E16: The Good Dinosaur

Taylor Gaines and Tyler Bing Bong Commons are back — and still in 2015! It’s time for Pixar’s secret film, “The Good Dinosaur.”

The guys talk about how many people actually know that “The Good Dinosaur” exists, the tumultuous production of the movie, which dinosaur is the titular “good” dinosaur, the film’s utter predictability, Pixar’s most violent movie scene, Pixar’s druggiest movie scene, human dogs, and much more.

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S1E15: Inside Out

In our longest episode ever, Taylor Gaines and Tyler B. Commons dive deep into the mind to break down 2015’s “Inside Out.”

They go inside a Pixar Braintrust meeting and debate whether the creative summit was successful, reveal some of the other emotions that were considered as characters, debate the scientific accuracy of the world of “Inside Out,” and examine Riley’s strange family dynamics. They also talk about why the movie actually works, islands collapsing, how to embrace sadness, and what it means to be vulnerable and make human connections. Things get real, you guys.

Stay tuned for a very special breakdown of the new “Toy Story 4” trailer at the end of the episode.

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