Bill Nye The Science Guy Documentary Breaks Kickstarter Record

The Kickstarter campaign for The Bill Nye Film, a documentary about the children's television icon, has broken a record to become the most-funded Kickstarter documentary ever, EW reports.

The Bill Nye Film has already raised more than $800,000 as of Aug. 13, significantly more than its $650,000 goal. The previous record-holder also centered on a celebrity; For The Love of Spock, a documentary about Leonard Nimoy from his son Adam, raised about $660,000.

Filmmakers David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg plan to follow Nye to his lectures and other events over the course of a year and create an exhaustive record of what he does for the documentary. Check out the Kickstarter video below:

The film is already fully funded, so you can contribute now to reserve your rewards -- but obviously if they're following him around for a year before they start editing, it will be a while before DVDs are sent out.