Internet It girl Felicia Day gave an emotional introduction to her upcoming Geek & Sundry YouTube channel in front of a passionate audience last weekend at WonderCon. Day admitted she cried while listening to Pearl Jam on her drive to the convention and her panel in Anaheim, California. Apparently, it?s been a difficult 8 months trying to get everything ready for the launch of her latest online video initiative.
Kim Evey (Producer of The Guild) played the role of moderator to a stage filled with notables from the interesection of tech and geek. Day was the center of attention, but joined by Wil Wheaton (The Guild, Eureka), Veronica Belmont (Tekzilla), Tom Merritt (Tech News Today) and Mike Richardson (Founder of dark Horse Comics) to give loyal fans a taste of what to expect when Geek & Sundry launches on April 2.
Here?s a breakdown of all the new series:
The Flog (which was originally the name of Day?s blog) is a weekly program that will feature Day highlighing some of her favorite internet finds in addition to trying physical things unexpected and OOC (like working construction equipment or taking trapeze lessons). Sometimes she executes such things with aplomb. Other times she?s a little less poised. (Evey noted not all of the challenges have a happy ending, as Day fell into the net during the trapeze lesson and burst into tears.)
TableTop is a talk show hosted by Wil Wheaton that takes place while Wheaton and special guests play board games. The show will air bi-weekly, with each episode lasting around 30 minutes. While Wheaton is an avid board gamer, not all of his favorite board games will make it into the show. 7 Wonders, his favorite game for the past 5 years, didn?t make even make the cut. (I?m personally hoping for Killing Dr. Lucky to make an appearance. Or Pig Mania.)
Dark Horse Comics (with which Day and The Guild already have a great partnership) will be releasing a number of motion comics on Geek & Sundry, starting with The Secret. Future titles will include Hellboy, Conan the Barbarian and The Umbrella Academy. The hope is to bridge the gap between comics and online video, allowing new fans on both sides to emerge.
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