Our First Impressions on AMC's 'Geeking Out'

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Sometimes, the toughest part of this gig, is finding the best way to balance watching the vast amounts of shows that I enjoy and because of that, sometimes a series or two that is on your list or catches your eyes simply goes the wayside, that is until someone reminds you to get off your hinder and take a look.

Scotty has done this to me numerous times, when it comes to various movies and such and Shae gives me the same business when it comes to Steven Universe which means you simply find a way to carve out time to see what you need to see and recently, one of our followers on the site on Twitter, the awesome ​@obi_juanita (seriously, follow her fellow geeks) let us know that we were missing out on AMC's nerdy offering; Geeking Out which means I made a little time to settle in and give this series a look.

Now the first thing I noticed when I settled in to watch this, it instantly reminded me of the now defunct Attack of the Show when it came to its studio atmosphere and well, geek themed reporting, but that's about all this show shares with AOTS because it goes above and beyond in doing exactly what its namesake promises. Hosted by nerd legend Kevin Smith and J.J. Abrams acting staple Greg Grunberg, Geeking Out is perhaps a pinnacle of nerd culture by more or less giving us a show that looks and feels like say Entertainment Tonight but stays true to every geekdom out there thanks to its passionate and exuberant hosts.

The format is pretty simple, at least from the episode I watched. Kevin and Greg take you out and about in the geek world and well, what makes this show extra awesome is the fact that their established status in Hollywood gets us behind the scenes of some pretty cool places. Greg for example, who landed a role in Star Trek Beyond takes us onto the red carpet for the film's premiere where Greg is able to talk with Simon Pegg, J.J. Abrams and even composer Michael Giacchino before showing us highlights from the premiere. Not to mention, there's quite the cool moment when Matt Damon pops up on the show to talk with Kevin about his latest release, Jason Bourne. 

I suppose however, my only complaint about the show is that at times it feels as though the incredible sights and sounds of the geek world fly by and well, you're left wanting more but...that's also the show's greatest strength. It reels you in, it has your attention for thirty minutes and well, I'm going to have to dig in and watch more because as I looked through the episode list On Demand there's some cool people popping up on the show, and some amazing places that they go to. So, my thanks to ​@obi_juanita for recommending this gem to us and I hope all of you take a moment and give some of your time to Geeking Out, which airs Sundays at Midnight, eastern time on AMC to get a geeky fix from two big time professional nerds. 

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