During our many interviews at Comic Con we were invited to come interview the creators and stars of the web show Safety Geeks: SVI. Their flier reads "If you like Adult Swim & Monty Python for God's sake watch Safety Geeks: SVI." So being a fan of both, I did. They gave us a disk containing the first 5 episodes of the show and I just finished watching them.

During the interview they gave us a brief synopsis of the show. They are an elite team of accident prone safety enforcers whose mission is to protect the public from life's mishaps only to wreak more havoc and pain. The shows stars David Beeler, Tom Konkle and Britteny Powell have one common goal to 'keep the world safe one accident at a time.' I would say this show was definitely made by fans of the likes of Monty Python, Shawn of the Dead, and Robot Chicken.

The sets are all or mostly CG, giving them a great deal of freedom to set the stage for any catastrophe they can dream up and after watching the first few episodes it is clear that there is a lot more material to be found. It is silly. I can think of no better word to describe it. It's witty and mindless all at once. The 'over the top' situations and characters poke fun at shows like CSI and, I think, The A Team and the archetypes we find in modern crime dramas.  This show is the sort of thing that Blake Edwards and Maurice Richlin did in the 60's and 70's Peter Sellers in the Pink Panther movies.

I have to agree with their flier. If you like shows like Flying Circus, Fawlty Towers, or even Spaced, and movies like Blazing Saddles and National Lampoon's European Vacation you will likely enjoy this web show.  Keep an eye out for our Comic Con 2009 interview with the show's stars and go check out the first 6 episodes available at http://www.koldcast.tv/.