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 Everyone you know is fighting a battle you know nothing about. It’s a cliché because it’s true, and it could be the motto of Pixar’s best creations: its animations have revealed the hidden feelings of toys, monsters, and even cars. That idea is what drives Win or Lose, the studio’s latest TV series, and in the moments when it fully commits to its philosophy, it offers a powerful call to empathy with a knowing smile. We watch the Pickles, a high school softball team led by swaggering father-coach Dan (Will Forte), as they play a crucial game. They win! They thus get a chance to play in the state championship seven days later, which is as terrifying as it is exciting. That’s the foundation on which each installment is built. Like a sports version of the multi-perspective arthouse classic Rashomon, we keep replaying the events of the same week, but through the eyes of a new person each time. Stars: Winston Vengapally, Chanel Stewart, Josh Thomson First up is Laurie (Rosie Foss), who ...