Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth by Hitting the Road:Kickstarter

To be a fan is to love and support things that interest you. With crowdfunding, you can take that support to new levels. And here’s one with local geeks wanting to go ON THE ROAD!

The Heroes of the Film: Gavin Stephens and Andrew Young

Comedian Gavin Stephens and film maker/podcaster Andrew Young have a dream – they see a geeky comedy tour, they see a road trip that visits Canada’s great geeky sites, they see a documentary/concert tour called “The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth” and they’ve decided to run a Kickstarter to realize this vision!

They launched the campaign with a comedy show at the Silver Snail, highlighting some of the acts that might be joining them on tour. It started with the geeky musical duo Debs and Errol who did a few songs including their “AT-ATs in the Snow” and their parody song “Make It So” based on Star Trek:First Contact.

There were a few comedians, including Mayce Galoni who talked about how he used to hide his geeky tendencies before ‘coming out’ as a geek, and then Gavin Stephens closed the show with his observations on married geek life.

The Poster by David Bishop

Now for the fun stuff – the perks!

The rewards levels run from $5 with a credit thanks to $1000 Producer Credit and Private Screening (this one’s gone!).

In between you have such items as a high quality download of the finished film, access to their video log, DVD or BluRay copies of the film, the poster print, downloads of a Gavin Stephens’ comedy performance. At the $200 level, you  can option a nerdy lunch with Gavin, or for $300 you can show off the geekery in your town for the movie if you own a comic book store/gaming shop/indie DVD or Music store, for $400 they will put on a show at your location for inclusion in the film.

So, if you’re a fan of geeky comedy, of geeky road trips, and geeky documentaries, why not check out “The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth” and donate before Friday 9pm EDT!