{"id":7645,"date":"2019-12-19T20:19:54","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T01:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=7645"},"modified":"2019-12-19T20:19:54","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T01:19:54","slug":"youtube-phenom-mark-rober-to-star-in-new-discovery-series-revenge-of-the-nerd-from-jimmy-kimmels-kimmelot-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/19\/youtube-phenom-mark-rober-to-star-in-new-discovery-series-revenge-of-the-nerd-from-jimmy-kimmels-kimmelot-video\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube Phenom Mark Rober to Star in New Discovery Series &#8220;Revenge of the Nerd&#8221; from Jimmy Kimmel&#8217;s Kimmelot [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7646\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/revenge-of-the-nerd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/revenge-of-the-nerd.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/revenge-of-the-nerd-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/revenge-of-the-nerd-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/revenge-of-the-nerd-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/revenge-of-the-nerd-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Mark Rober, a former NASA Engineer turned YouTube phenom, is famous for his pop-science and DIY gadget videos &#8211; most notably a glitter bomb trap that received viral acclaim, avenging victims of doorstep delivery theft. He also starred in Discovery&#8217;s Shark Week special &#8220;Shark Rober&#8221; and #TeamTrees with the goal to plant 20 million trees by 2020. Today, he announced his return to Discovery with REVENGE OF THE NERD (working title), an all-new series premiering in 2020 on Discovery from Jimmy Kimmel&#8217;s production company Kimmelot.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lrUp54BVUzk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>REVENGE OF THE NERD (working title) is far from your typical prank show. Each week, Rober and his team of &#8220;Avengineers&#8221; will attempt to right the world of wrong-doing. Executive producers Jimmy Kimmel and Mark Rober will scour the planet to catch troublemakers in the act &#8211; seeking revenge in the form of over-the-top pranks that will all be captured by hidden cameras.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1809177372\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I grew up watching Discovery Channel so the thought of me having my own show is crazy for me comprehend,&#8221; said Mark Rober. &#8220;As my YouTube channel has grown the past few years, I&#8217;ve had some BIG ideas that are too big to pull off on my own. Now, partnering with Discovery and Jimmy means it&#8217;s all fair game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The passion that comes through in the incredibly smart content Mark creates made us immediate fans of his,&#8221; said Scott Lewers, EVP of Multi-Platform Programming, Live Events and Network Strategy, Discovery, Science and Animal Planet. &#8220;His natural curiosity and drive is infectious &#8211; that, coupled with Jimmy&#8217;s sensibility for fun and humor is what we&#8217;re excited to bring to our audience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The team will identify troublemakers and brainstorm ways to &#8220;get&#8221; them as well as build ingenious devices to execute their master plans. But not everyone proves to be out for themselves &#8211; with hidden cameras also capturing the kind and generous acts of good Samaritans.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it&#8217;s taking on bike bandits in the act or dog walkers who don&#8217;t clean up after their pets, Rober and his team of &#8220;Avengineers&#8221; will stop at nothing to take down the worst offenders and bring justice by using the powers of ingenuity, science and engineering. 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