S1E14: Monsters University

March 18, 2019

Taylor Gaines and Tyler B. Commons pack up their things and go back to school for Pixar’s 14th film, “Monsters University.”

They discuss the hilarious on-the-ground research Pixar did for the 2013 flick, what must have happened to Monsters University after “Monsters, Inc.”, how monsters reproduce, the movie’s awkward callbacks to the original, and Taylor embarrasses himself by bringing up “The Princess and The Bride.”

Stay tuned for a shocking twist in the Natural Selection rankings.

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S1E4: Monsters, Inc.

December 24, 2018

On the fourth episode of Natural Selection, Taylor Gaines and Tyler B. Commons take a trip into Monstropolis for the 2001 film “Monsters, Inc.”

They talk about how one of Pixar’s cutest characters was born a 30-year-old-man, the “Beautifully-Shaded Penny Problem,” the number of hairs on Sully’s body and debate which characters would make modern-day memes. They also label Mike as “problematic,” discuss their favorite deodorant flavors and see where the movie falls in the Natural Selection rankings.

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