Nerd Alert

It's been said that the geek shall inherit the earth and a new locally produced television show only furthers that prediction.

Beyond Geek, a TV show “about people who take geek to the next level” recently debuted on PBS stations around the country, including KVIE2 in Sacramento.

Each half-hour episode is an adventure in meeting people who study, explore and push at the intersection of science, technology and pop culture.

For example, in “8-Bit of Fun,” which airs at 6 p.m. Saturday, November 1, host Dan Reynoso (pictured and who, locally at least, is perhaps better known as a member of the punk band The Secretions), introduces viewers to people who keep the '80s alive via old computers and video games—including a group that make games for the NES video game system, which hasn't seen an officially released game in more than two decades.

The show features a rotating cast of Sacramento-based hosts and other episodes tackle pro wrestling, junk-car racing and “battle gamers”—people who engage in full-contact, fully costumed Medieval-era role-playing “combat.”

Throughout, the tone is fun and lighthearted and yet respectful of the interesting characters and innovative ideas that make the term “geek” seem impossibly cool.

Visit www.beyondgeek.com for more information on episodes and air times.