Geek & Sundry
Eccentricities For Your Entertainment | |
Subsidiary | |
Genre | Web series production |
Founded |
2011 (channel launched April 2, 2012 ) |
Founder | Felicia Day, Kim Evey, Sheri Bryant |
Headquarters | Hollywood, California, United States |
Revenue | Undisclosed[1] |
Parent | Legendary Digital Networks |
Website |
geekandsundry |
Geek & Sundry is a commercial YouTube channel and multimedia production company.[1][2] It was launched on April 2, 2012 by actress Felicia Day[3] with Kim Evey and Sheri Bryant[4] as part of YouTube's 100 million dollar original channel initiative. In June 2012, Forbes suggested that "if successful, it could help blaze a trail for the future of network television."[5]
History
The channel was originally based around three unscripted programs produced by Day: The Flog (hosted by Day), Sword & Laser (hosted by Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt) and Tabletop (hosted by actor Wil Wheaton).[1]
Revenue for the company is undisclosed. Before the channel launch, they were given an advance payment by YouTube "against future advertising revenue to jumpstart production."[1]
The channel's founders and hosts of some of its programs have attended a number of fan conventions since its startup in April 2012 including: ComicCon,[6] Dragon*Con,[7] VidCon,[8] and WonderCon.[9] They also attended Comic-Con in 2013.[10]
In March 2013, the channel announced three new series: "Felicia's Ark" (featuring Felicia Day), "Fetch Quest" (created by Jordan Allen-Dutton) and "The Player One[s]". Two programs, "Tabletop" and "Space Janitors", were renewed for season 2 of the channel starting April 1, 2013.[11]
In August 2014, Geek and Sundry was acquired by Legendary Entertainment for an undisclosed sum.[12] In December 2014, Geek and Sundry was listed on New Media Rockstars Top 100 Channels, ranked at #68.[13]
Programming
Year | Title | Created by | Notes | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | Dark Horse Motion Comics | Dark Horse | Videos based on comics published by Dark Horse Comics [14] | On Hiatus |
2013–2015 | Spellslingers | Sean Plott | Sean "Day9" Plott plays Magic: The Gathering with a different guest per episode.[15] | On Hiatus[16] |
2012–2013, 2015–Present | The Flog | Felicia Day | A Vlog done by Felicia Day each week.[17] | On-Air |
2012–2013 | The Guild | Felicia Day | Revolves around the lives of a gamers' online guild, The Knights of Good, who play countless hours of a fantasy MMORPG video game entitled The Game.[18] | On Hiatus |
2012 | Sword & Laser | Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt | A book club/video podcast based around elements of sci-fi and fantasy.[19] | On Hiatus |
2012–Present | TableTop | Wil Wheaton | In each episode, one or more boardgames are explained briefly by Wil Wheaton and then he and his guests, usually web or TV personalities, play the game.[20] | On-Air |
2012 | Written By A Kid | In each episode, a child tells a story, which is used as the script in order to produce a short video.[1][21] | On Hiatus | |
2012 | LearningTown | Paul and Storm | A sitcom starring Paul and Storm as fictional versions of themselves taking over a classic children's show.[22] | On Hiatus |
2012-2013 | On the Table | A wargames show originally run on Beasts of War before moving to Geek and Sundry.[23][24] | On Hiatus | |
2012 | The Storyboard | Pat Rothfuss’ Authors’ Roundtable[25][26] | On Hiatus | |
2012–2014 | Vaginal Fantasy | Felicia Day | Book club based around romance, novels, and alcohol. It stars Felicia Day, Bonnie Burton, Kiala Kazbee, and Veronica Belmont, as they review romance novels and drink alcohol.[27] | Moved to its own channel |
2012–Present | Space Janitors | Davin Lengyel and Geoff Lapaire | A live-action comedy series about a group of janitors, who work for an evil overlord.[28] | On-Air |
2012 | MetaDating | Sean Plott and friends drink beer and play online romance simulators.[29] | On Hiatus | |
2012 | #Parent | Kristen Rutherford and Mike Phirman discuss topics relevant to the interests of geek parents.[30][31] | On Hiatus | |
2013 | Felicia’s Ark | Felicia Day | An interactive comedy that stars Felicia Day saving animals from video games, with viewers helping her decide which animals will make it onto her Ark.[11][32] | On Hiatus |
2013 | Fetch Quest | Jordan Allen-Dutton | An animated, musical comedy about video-game culture created by Jordan Allen-Dutton of Robot Chicken.[11][33] | On Hiatus |
2013 | The Player One[s] | A sketch-comedy show that stars the sketch team of the same name finding humour in video-games.[11][34] | On Hiatus | |
2013–Present | Co-Optitude | Felicia Day | In each episode, Felicia Day and her brother Ryon Day play games that were released on older consoles such as the Genesis, Super NES, and Nintendo 64.[35] | On-Air |
2013 | Outlands | Adam de la Peña | Brought to you by Adam de la Peña (Codemonkeys), this brave group is exploring the deep reaches of space, uncharted planets... in order to build intergalactic convenience stores. | Unavailable |
2014–Present | Talkin’ Comics Weekly | Amy Dallen | Amy Dallen takes on her favorite comic of the week, going on adventures with a variety of exciting guests and making sure you won't leave your local comic shop empty handed![36] | On-Air |
2014 | Caper | Amy Berg & Mike Sizemore | Four superhero housemates (Penny, Dagr, Alexia, and Luke) turn to crime when the economic realities of herodom hit home.[37] | On Hiatus |
2014–Present | Unplugged | Ashly Burch helps turn video games into real life thrill rides.[38] | On Hiatus | |
2014 | Spooked | A paranormal comedy featuring the world's cheapest ghost hunters.[39] | Season 1 completed | |
2014 | Arcade Arms | A series in which Nika Harper explores fantasy game weapons, creating and testing replicas.[40] | On Hiatus | |
2014–Present | LARPs | Julian Stamboulieh and Jon Verrall | A live-action comedy series about a group of friends who LARP, and their interactions in and out of the game.[41]
The series was picked up by Geek & Sundry after the first season had been shown in early 2014: those episodes were removed from the original channel and re-released by G&S in preparation for the second season.[42] |
Season 2 completed |
2015–Present | Critical Role | Matthew Mercer | Voice actor Matthew Mercer acts as the Dungeon Master for a series of Dungeons & Dragons campaigns with fellow voice actors Laura Bailey (Vex), Taliesin Jaffe (Percy), Ashley Johnson (Pike), Liam O'Brien (Vax), Marisha Ray (Keyleth), Sam Riegel (Scanlan), and Travis Willingham (Grog).[43] | On-Air |
2015–Present | Titansgrave | Wil Wheaton | Wil Wheaton takes a group of 4 celebrity role players and their characters through a life-threatening adventure in a world far from our own where goblins wield laser rifles, dragons destroy hovercrafts, and great war machines plunder the land.[44] | Season 1 completed |
2016–Present | Super Fun Awesome Party Game Time | Jesse Cox and Jessica Marzipan take old board games, remix the rules, and create somewhat embarrassing situations with their awesome (and infinitely patient) guests.[45][46] | On-Air |
Geek & Sundry Vlogs
Geek & Sundry launched a new channel, Geek & Sundry Vlogs on May 19, 2013, with 10 more vloggers added. All vloggers are mentored by Felicia Day and Jenni Powell, producer of The Lizzie Bennett Diaries.[47]
Their vlogs include:
- Wordplay Season 2 with Nika "Nikasaur" Harper (Formerly Story Mode)
- Geeking OUT with Becca Canote (Formerly also with Neil McNeil)
- Read This! with James “Tigermonkey” Isaacs (Formerly about his quest to the World Thumbwrestling Championships)
- Sachie
- Talkin' Comics with Amy Dallen (Formerly a weekly show on the main channel)
- Jeff Lewis
- Katie Satow
- Paul Mason the DIY Guy
- Critical Hit Cocktails with Mitch Hutts
- 2 Broke Geeks with Mia Resella and Omar Najam
- Cristina Viseu
- Songs of Adventure with Vaughan de Villiers and Caitlin Papier
- Dael Kingsmill
- Kiriosity with Kiri Callaghan
- Wargaming with Teri Litorco
- Old School Pixel Party with Scott Tumilty
- Akeem Lawanson
- Holland Talks Movies with Holland Farkas
- Two Guest Vloggers every other Tuesday
Vlog Entries
On May 20, 2013, Geek & Sundry started a search for new vloggers to become a part of their channel. People could submit their entry videos to the channel via YouTube for official review from Geek & Sundry and community feedback.[47]
The second round of "expansion pack" vloggers launched in August 2013. The vlogs channel now included 18 vloggers covering a variety of topics.
Closure
On February 18, 2015, it was announced on Geek & Sundry's website that the Vlogs channel would be "coming to an end" after almost two years of content.[48]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 G.F. (July 24, 2012). "A tube for all tastes". The Economist. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
- ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (March 30, 2012). "Felicia Day Shifts to Producing Role with New YouTube Channel". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
- ↑ Truitt, Brian (April 2, 2012). "Felicia Day launches nerd-friendly Geek & Sundry Web channel". USA Today. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
- ↑ "FELICIA DAY'S GEEK & SUNDRY UNVEILS THE BEST IN INDIE GEEK CULTURE WITH A DIVERSE ORIGINAL LINE-UP FOR ITS PREMIUM YOUTUBE CHANNEL" (Press release). Geek & Sundry. March 17, 2012.
- ↑ Ewalt, David M. (March 2, 2012). "Felicia Day's 'Geek And Sundry' Could Be The Future Of TV". Forbes. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
- ↑ Rutz, Jeremy (July 2, 2012). "GEEK & SUNDRY'S OFFSITE PLANS FOR COMIC-CON". San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog.
- ↑ "FELICIA AT DRAGON*CON". Geek & Sundry. September 10, 2012.
- ↑ "THE FLOG AT VIDCON 2012". Geek & Sundry. July 9, 2012.
- ↑ xaraan (April 1, 2013). "WONDERCON: GEEK & SUNDRY PANEL". outhousers.com. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
- ↑ Tabz (administrator, moderator) (February 11, 2013). "COMICCON 2013". Retrieved 2013-04-01.
- 1 2 3 4 Goldberg, Lesley (March 25, 2013). "Felicia Day's Geek & Sundry Sets 3 New Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
- ↑ http://www.nerdist.com/2014/08/felicia-days-geek-and-sundry-joins-the-legendary-digital-network/
- ↑ "The NMR Top 100 YouTube Channels: 75-51!". New Media Rockstars. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "Dark Horse". Geek & Sundry. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ "Spellslingers". Geek & Sundry. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ "WHERE THE JUNK IS SPELLSLINGERS???". Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ↑ "The Flog". Geek & Sundry. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ "The Guild". Geek & Sundry. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ "Sword & Laser". Geek & Sundry. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ "TableTop". Geek & Sundry. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ "Written By A Kid". Geek & Sundry. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ "Learning Town". Geek & Sundry. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ "On The Table Coming to Geek & Sundry on November 15th!". Geek & Sundry. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ "On the Table". Geek & Sundry. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ "Showtime". PatrickRothfuss.com. 8 July 2012.
- ↑ "Storyboard". Geek & Sundry. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ "Vaginal Fantasy". Geek & Sundry. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ "Space Janitors". Geek & Sundry. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ "MetaDating". Geek & Sundry. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ Granshaw, Lisa (11 October 2012). "How to Raise a Happy Geek". moms.today.com.
- ↑ "#Parent". Geek & Sundry. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ "Felicia's Ark". Geek & Sundry. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ "Fetch Quest". Geek & Sundry. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ "The Player One[s]". Geek & Sundry. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ "Co-Optitude". Geek & Sundry. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ "Talkin' Comics Weekly". Geek & Sundry. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ↑ "Caper". Geek & Sundry. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ↑ "Unplugged". Geek & Sundry. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ↑ "Spooked". Geek & Sundry. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ↑ "Arcade Arms". Geek & Sundry. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "LARPs". Geek & Sundry. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ↑ "FAQ". LARPs The Series. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ↑ "Critical Role". Geek & Sundry. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ↑ "Titansgrave". Geek & Sundry. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ↑ "Super Fun Awesome Party Game Time | Geek and Sundry". geekandsundry.com. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ↑ "Introducing: Super Fun Awesome Party Game Time! | Geek and Sundry". Geek and Sundry. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- 1 2 "GEEK & SUNDRY LAUNCHES NEW CHANNEL" (Press release). Geek & Sundry. May 19, 2012.
- ↑ "GEEK & SUNDRY UPDATE: WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE VLOGS CHANNEL?". Geek & Sundry. 18 February 2015.
External links
- Official site
- Geek & Sundry's channel on YouTube
- Geek & Sundry on Twitter
- Geek & Sundry on Facebook
- Geek & Sundry on Twitch
- Geek & Sundry Vlogs
- Geek & Sundry Vlogs's channel on YouTube