| Genre: | Documentary |
| Creator: | Joe Gillis |
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| Narrated: | Jim Eckes |
| Composer: | David Limutau |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 14 |
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| Runtime: | 26 minutes |
| Company: | Jowagi Productions |
| Last Aired: | 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]
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]
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.