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
GenreDocumentary
Created byJoe Gillis
Starring
  • Brittni Barger
  • Nate Lake
  • Sage Michael
  • Dan Reynoso
Narrated byJim Eckes
ComposerDavid Limutau
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes14
Production
Executive producers
  • Joe Gillis
  • Rachel Gillis
Running time26 minutes
Production companyJowagi Productions
Original release
ReleaseOctober 1, 2014 (2014-10-01) –
present

History

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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

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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

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No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateCode
11"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.
22"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.
33"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.
44"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.
55"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.
66"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

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No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateCode
71"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.
82"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?
93"The Force is Strong"May 15, 2017 (2017-05-15)203
Brittni wields the ultimate sci-fi weapon in lightsaber combat.
104"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.
115"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.
126"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.
137"Telerobotics"June 12, 2017 (2017-06-12)207
Dan discovers how robots can open up your world to endless possibilities.
148"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.
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References

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  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