Welcome, True Believers. We’re presuming that you are here because you are a geek. We do not say this because we wish to insult you – far from it. It is a high complement, referring to someone who is unusually interested in something that your average person isn’t all that interested in. Gaming, movies, Anime, comics, popular culture, high technology – all these things are part of the more traditional geek mindset. And all of these things are major building blocks of the program known as Geeks With Issues.

At its core, Geeks With Issues is a one hour community television program, set in the “Basement of Dreams” at the Pittsfield Community Television Studios in Pittsfield, MA. Created and produced by Matthew “Tuck” Tucker, Geeks With Issues (or “GwI” as it is lovingly referred to) is the discussion that you and your friends remember having in your friend’s basement. Tucker, as moderator and “Geekmaster,” guides friends and fellow hosts Jon “Ogre” Henry, Trevor Flagg, Jennifer “Jennie Jen” Crocker, Lawrence Klein, Andy Doucette, Tony Lee Thomas, Jill Labeau and Jim Smith in a discussion about the latest developments in the geek world.

But Geeks With Issues is not about the news and information – in fact, as a bi-weekly program, GwI chooses not to compete with a world that communicates the latest geek information at the speed of light. The most vital part of Geeks With Issues is the discussion. We ask the questions that you would have asked your friends when chilling in your geek place. What’s your opinion of all this information, and the changes it signifies? How does it affect your life? And just how cool is this? These are the questions that can inform you, and can help you develop your own thoughts. You could agree with one of our Geeks…or even better, disagree. We invite you to make us the first word in your discussions, but never the last.

And the adventures of the Geeks don’t end in the Basement.  We are constantly working on new content to supplement our bi-weekly contribution to the world’s geek discussion.  From live webstreaming coverage of geekcentric events, to audio podcasts, to regular blog updates from the onscreen Geeks and exclusive web only Geeks (like Jon of “The Jon Continuum” and veteran Geek Mollie Simon’s video posts), we do everything we can to keep the conversation going.

And it’s a conversation that you can join into.  The Geeks With Issues have created, just for our fans, Geeks With MicroIssues, a Twitter-like social network that allows Geeks and their fans to communicate directly, discuss and share new things, and keep the connection that we strive for between us and our fans alive.  This is your chance to connect to the people who watch, listen to and love Geeks With Issues. And it’s part of the meaning of what we do.

Then, there is one of the most exciting parts of this show: It’s 100% volunteer. Not one of the Geeks With Issues cast or crew is paid for their contributions. We do this not for gold and jewels, and admittedly, we barely do it for fame and glory. We do it because we love sharing our opinions, our insights and our experiences with you, our viewers.  Sure, we have links that allow you to buy stuff on Amazon.com and give a kickback to the Geeks in the process, and we have our Flattr profile to help share the love, but those features are intended only to help run this website and the services it provides.  And sure, there are other websites that do it faster, and likely do it in a more organized fashion. But there are none that do it with their only payment being the love of the geek, and the appreciation of our fans.

We hope you enjoy Geek With Issues. And we hope it starts the discussions that form your lives, as it joyfully does for ours. Cheers, geeks, and welcome to the show.  As the Geekmaster himself often says at the conclusion of our episodes, may you Geek on, Geek out, and Geek in your pants…just don’t tell anybody.

Yours In Geeking,

Matthew “Tuck” Tucker (right)
Executive Producer, Geekmaster

Chris Chamberland (left)
Director, Line Producer

The Geeks With Issues