Beyond Geek

Beyond Geek
Genre	Documentary
Created by	Joe Gillis
Starring	Brittni Barger Nate Lake Sage Michael Dan Reynoso
Narrated by	Jim Eckes
Composer	David Limutau
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	14
Production
Executive producers	Joe Gillis Rachel Gillis
Running time	26 minutes
Production company	Jowagi Productions
Original release
Release	October 1, 2014 (2014-10-01) – present

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]

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 release date	Code
1	1	"Junk Car Racing"	October 1, 2014 (2014-10-01)	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 (2014-10-08)	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 (2014-10-15)	103
Dan learns how to breathe new life into outdated computers and video game consoles.
4	4	"Floating to Space"	October 22, 2014 (2014-10-22)	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 (2014-10-29)	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 (2014-11-05)	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 release date	Code
7	1	"Kinetic Sculpture Racing Part 1"	May 1, 2017 (2017-05-01)	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 (2017-05-08)	202
With everything going wrong, will Dan and the Hot Roddenberrys even finish the race?
9	3	"The Force is Strong"	May 15, 2017 (2017-05-15)	203
Brittni wields the ultimate sci-fi weapon in lightsaber combat.
10	4	"Hackathon"	May 22, 2017 (2017-05-22)	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 (2017-05-29)	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 (2017-06-05)	206
Brittni learns to settle the score on the mat as she enters the world of pro-wrestling.
13	7	"Telerobotics"	June 12, 2017 (2017-06-12)	207
Dan discovers how robots can open up your world to endless possibilities.
14	8	"Beam Me Up"	June 19, 2017 (2017-06-19)	208
Brittni beams aboard a Star Trek fan film to help them create their latest production.

External links

• Official website
• Beyond Geek at IMDb

References

1. "Home - Beyond Geek". Beyond Geek. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
2. "One Sacramento man proves it's hip to be square - Arts & Culture - Arts&Culture - November 20, 2014". Sacramento News & Review. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
3. Eckes, Jim (2014-10-01), Beyond Geek, retrieved 2017-03-22