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 (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Dan learns how to breathe new life into outdated computers and video game consoles.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 air 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.
