S1E21: Toy Story 4

June 24, 2019

Taylor Gaines and Tyler B. Commons get their dad arrested so they can record the last episode of Season One on the brand-new film “Toy Story 4.”

They get into some of the murky making-of material, debate what the new film is about, discuss whether it should exist, and dive into the journeys of all the characters. They talk about it all — WITH SPOILERS! — and finally slot “Toy Story 4” into the Natural Selection Rankings.

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S1 Round 6: The Greatest Pixar Movie of All Time

June 10, 2019

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

June 3, 2019

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

May 27, 2019

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

May 20, 2019

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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S1E11: Toy Story 3

February 25, 2019

Taylor Gaines and Tyler B. Commons get back into the swing of things and kick of the second half of their Pixar journey this week with 2010’s “Toy Story 3.”

They reveal a near-disastrous plot turn the movie almost took, play a game called Summarize the Movie Last, debate whether Andy is a realistic character and break down Ken’s superb wardrobe. They also talk about the passage of time, old age, beauty in simplicity, late-stage capitalism and much more.

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