Beyond Geek
Beyond Geek is an American documentary television series that airs on PBS and public television stations across America. Beyond Geek Season 1 featured the 24 Hours of LeMons, Dagorhir, Belegarth, Amtgard, 8 Bit Weapon, NES Homebrew, JP Aerospace, WW2 Re-enactors, and Real-life Superheroes. Season 2 features Kinetic Sculpture Racing, Lightsaber Combat, Hackathon, Pirate Re-enactors, Professional Wrestling, Telerobotics, and Star Trek Fan Films.[1]
| Beyond Geek | |
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Created by | Joe Gillis |
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| Narrated by | Jim Eckes |
| Composer | David Limutau |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Production | |
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| Running time | 26 minutes |
| Production company | Jowagi Productions |
| Release | |
| Original release | October 1, 2014 – present |
| External links | |
| Beyond Geek Website | |
History
Joe Gillis came up with the idea for Beyond Geek about 2008. He wanted to make a show about things that interested him, and he felt there was a void that needed to be filled when it came to shows about geeky things. It started as a project he was going to do while he was on hiatus in-between seasons on the TV shows he was working on. The problem was the hiatus never happened, so it became a project he worked on during any extra time he had – which wasn't a lot. Eventually, he decided it was time to bite the bullet, and he went all in with a Field of Dreams approach to television – if you make it, they will come. So he called in all his favors, talked his wife into using all their savings, and they set out to make the first season.[2]
Episodes
Season 1 ran from October 1, 2014 – November 5, 2014 with six episodes hosted by Nate Lake, Sage Michael, and Dan Reynoso. Season 2 will run May 1, 2017 – June 19, 2017 with eight episodes hosted by Brittni Barger, Nate Lake, and Dan Reynoso.[3]
Season 1
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Junk Car Racing" | October 1, 2014 | 101 |
| Nate joins the ultimate endurance race with 500-dollar cars where anyone can be a race car driver. | ||||
| 2 | 2 | "Battle Games" | October 8, 2014 | 102 |
| The Medieval era meets Middle Earth in full-contact combat that has Sage engaging in a battle that would make Tolkien proud. | ||||
| 3 | 3 | "8-Bit of Fun" | October 15, 2014 | 103 |
| Dan learns how to breathe new life into outdated computers and video game consoles. | ||||
| 4 | 4 | "Floating to Space" | October 22, 2014 | 104 |
| Nate reaches for the final frontier with a group who has spent the past 30 years trying to get to space in a balloon. | ||||
| 5 | 5 | "WW2 Re-enactors" | October 29, 2014 | 105 |
| History comes alive as Dan gets a glimpse of what it was like to serve in World War II by donning a uniform and going to battle for the Allies. | ||||
| 6 | 6 | "Real Superheroes" | November 5, 2014 | 106 |
| Sage joins a group of people who dress up as superheroes to fight crime and finds out there’s more to them than just the tights. | ||||
Season 2
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "Kinetic Sculpture Racing Part 1" | May 1, 2017 | 201 |
| Dan races against all odds in a human-powered art sculpture race over land, sand, and water. | ||||
| 8 | 2 | "Kinetic Sculpture Racing Part 2" | May 8, 2017 | 202 |
| With everything going wrong, will Dan and the Hot Roddenberrys even finish the race? | ||||
| 9 | 3 | "The Force is Strong" | May 15, 2017 | 203 |
| Brittni wields the ultimate sci-fi weapon in lightsaber combat. | ||||
| 10 | 4 | "Hackathon" | May 22, 2017 | 204 |
| Nate races against the clock on a team creating something out of thin air in a 44-hour hackathon… and tries to do it with no sleep. | ||||
| 11 | 5 | "A Pirate’s Life for Me" | May 29, 2017 | 205 |
| Nate travels through time into a world filled with black powder weapons, swords fights, and adventure. | ||||
| 12 | 6 | "High Flying Smackdown!" | June 5, 2017 | 206 |
| Brittni learns to settle the score on the mat as she enters the world of pro-wrestling. | ||||
| 13 | 7 | "Telerobotics" | June 12, 2017 | 207 |
| Dan discovers how robots can open up your world to endless possibilities. | ||||
| 14 | 8 | "Beam Me Up" | June 19, 2017 | 208 |
| Brittni beams aboard a Star Trek fan film to help them create their latest production. | ||||
External links
References
- "Home - Beyond Geek". Beyond Geek. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
- "One Sacramento man proves it's hip to be square - Arts & Culture - Arts&Culture - November 20, 2014". Sacramento News & Review. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
- Eckes, Jim (2014-10-01), Beyond Geek, retrieved 2017-03-22