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Geek & Sundry, Inc.
Company typePrivate
GenreWeb series production
Founded2011
(channel launched April 2, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-04-02))
FounderFelicia Day, Kim Evey, Sheri Bryant
Headquarters
Hollywood, California
,
United States
RevenueUndisclosed[1]
Websitegeekandsundry.com

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 Magazine 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]

Programming

Year Title Created by Notes Status
2012 Dark Horse Motion Comics Dark Horse Videos based on comics published by Dark Horse Comics [12] On Hiatus
2012-Present The Flog Felicia Day A Vlog done by Felicia Day each week.[13] On Hiatus
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.[14] On Hiatus
2012 Sword & Laser Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt A book club/video podcast based around elements of sci-fi and fantasy.[15] On Hiatus
2012-Present Tabletop Felicia Day and 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.[16] 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] 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.[17] On Hiatus
2012 On the Table A wargames show originally run on Beasts of War before moving to Geek and Sundry.[citation needed] On-Air
2012 The Storyboard Pat Rothfuss’ Authors’ Roundtable[18] On Hiatus
2012-Present 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.[citation needed] On-Air
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.[citation needed] On Hiatus
2012 MetaDating Sean Plott and friends drink beer and play online romance simulators.[citation needed] On Hiatus
2012 #Parent Kristen Rutherford and Mike Phirman discuss topics relevant to the interests of geek parents.[19] On Hiatus
2013-Present 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] On Hiatus
2013-Present Fetch Quest Jordan Allen Dutton An animated, musical comedy about video-game culture created by Jordan Allen Dutton of Robot Chicken.[11] On Hiatus
2013-Present The Player One[s] A sketch-comedy show that stars the sketch team of the same name finding humour in video-games.[11] On Hiatus
2013-Present Co-Optitude Felicia Day In each episode Felicia Day and her brother Ryon Day play old games from the Genesis, Super Nintendo and Nintendo 64 so you don't have to. On-Air
2013- Present Outlands Adam de la Peña Brought to you by Adam de la Pena (Codemonkeys), this brave group is exploring the deep reaches of space, uncharted planets... in order to build intergalactic convenience stores. On-Air

Geek & Sundry Vlogs

Geek & Sundry launched a new channel, Geek & Sundry Vlogs on May 19, 2013, with 10 more vlogers added. All vloggers are mentored by Felicia Day and Jenni Powell, producer of The Lizzie Bennett Diaries.[20]
Their vlogs include:

  • Wordplay with Nika Harper
  • Geeking Out with Becca and Neil
  • James “Tigermonkey” Isaacs
  • Sachie
  • Amy Dallen
  • Jeff Lewis
  • Katie Satow
  • Paul Mason the DIY Guy
  • Mitch Hutts
  • Mia Resella and Omar Najam (2 Broke Geeks)
  • Cristina Viseu
  • Songs of Adventure
  • Dael Kingsmill
  • Kiri Callaghan
  • Teri Litorco
  • Scott Tumilty
  • Akeem A. Lawanson
  • Holland Farkas
  • Guest Vlogger

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. [20]
The second round of "expansion pack" vloggers launched in August 2013. The vlogs channel now includes 18 vloggers covering a variety of topics.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e G.F. (July 24, 2012). "A tube for all tastes". The Economist. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
  2. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (March 30, 2012). "Felicia Day Shifts to Producing Role with New YouTube Channel". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
  3. ^ Truitt, Brian (April 2, 2012). "Felicia Day launches nerd-friendly Geek & Sundry Web channel". USA Today. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Ewalt, David M. (March 2, 2012). "Felicia Day's 'Geek And Sundry' Could Be The Future Of TV". Forbes. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
  6. ^ Rutz, Jeremy (July 2, 2012). "GEEK & SUNDRY'S OFFSITE PLANS FOR COMIC-CON". San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog.
  7. ^ "FELICIA AT DRAGON*CON". Geek & Sundry. September 10, 2012.
  8. ^ "THE FLOG AT VIDCON 2012". Geek & Sundry. July 9, 2012.
  9. ^ xaraan (April 1, 2013). "WONDERCON: GEEK & SUNDRY PANEL". outhousers.com. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
  10. ^ Template:Cite forum
  11. ^ a b c d Goldberg, Lesley (March 25, 2013). "Felicia Day's Geek & Sundry Sets 3 New Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
  12. ^ "Geek & Sundry". Dark Horse. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  13. ^ "Geek & Sundry". The Flog. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  14. ^ "Geek & Sundry". The Guild. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  15. ^ "Geek & Sundry". Sword & Laser. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  16. ^ "Geek & Sundry". TableTop. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  17. ^ "Geek & Sundry". Learning Town. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  18. ^ "Showtime". PatrickRothfuss.com. 8 July 2012.
  19. ^ Granshaw, Lisa (11 October 2012). "How to Raise a Happy Geek". moms.today.com.
  20. ^ a b "GEEK & SUNDRY LAUNCHES NEW CHANNEL" (Press release). Geek & Sundry. May 19, 2012.



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