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Beyond Geek Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2014 - 2014
Episode 1
Junk Car Racing
Wed, Oct 1, 201426 mins
Nate Lake joins the ultimate endurance race with 500-dollar cars - the 24 Hours of LeMons. It's a race where anyone can be a race car driver. All you need is guts, a 500-hundred dollar car, and the right attitude. It's a cross between car racing and Halloween where the only thing taken seriously is the racing. And Nate discovers that the biggest challenge isn't winning, but actually finishing.
Episode 2
Battle Games
Wed, Oct 8, 201426 mins
Sage Michael finds himself in a sport where the Medieval era meets Middle Earth. Armed with foam-padded weapons, battle gamers go all out in full-contact combat that would make Tolkien proud. It's a sport with elements of role-playing where you dress in historical or fantasy clothing to help pull you into another world and time. And in the end, Sage learns that these weekend warriors have found a great way to break out of the pressures of everyday life.
Episode 3
8-bit of Fun
Wed, Oct 15, 201426 mins
Dan Reynoso discovers a world where the 80's are alive and well with people who continue to embrace the simplicity of 8-bit. He'll join a band that breathes new life into outdated computers and classic video game consoles by transforming them into musical instruments with a sound that's both new and old. He'll also meet a group that is still making games for the NES, a game console that hasn't released a new game in 20 years. And in the end, he'll learn that just because something's old, it doesn't mean that it can't be new again.
Episode 4
Floating to Space
Wed, Oct 22, 201426 mins
e Lake reaches for the final frontier with JP Aerospace, a group who has spent the past 30 years trying to find a new way into space. But it's more than that; John Powell and his group of volunteers at JP Aerospace want to open up space to everyone. They think the best way to do that is to use balloons instead of rockets to travel into space. And while floating to space might seem a little out there, Nate discovers that it's not as crazy as it sounds.
Episode 5
WW2 Re-enactors
Wed, Oct 29, 201426 mins
History comes alive as Dan Reynoso gets a glimpse of what it was like to serve in World War II by donning a uniform and going to war with the WW2 Military Commemorative Association, a group dedicated to preserving the history of the Second World War through re-enacting. Dan will be armed with knowledge from a World War II veteran and guidance from Bruce who's part of the group. But in the end, will it be enough to take on the Germans?
Episode 6
Real Superheroes
Wed, Nov 5, 201426 mins
Sage Michael finds out what it's like to be a superhero in the real world. He joins a group of people who dress up as superheroes to fight crime and do good in their communities. And in the end, he finds out there's more to them than just the tights.