| Almost Heroes | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Ryan Belleville Jason Belleville |
| Starring | Paul Campbell Ryan Belleville Lauren Ash Dave Hemstad Athena Karkanis Colin Mochrie Meghan Heffern |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Canada |
| Camera setup | Single-camera [1] |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Entertainment One |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Showcase |
| Original run | June 2, 2011 – July 21, 2011 |
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| Website | |
Almost Heroes was a Canadian comedy TV series that premiered on Thursday, June 2, 2011 on Showcase[2], and ran for one season (eight episodes) before being discontinued by Showcase at the beginning of the 2011 fall season.[3] The series is centered on the lives of two brothers, Pete and Terry, played by Ryan Belleville and Paul Campbell, running their late father's comic book store, "The Silver Salmon".[4][5] The series was created by brothers Jason Belleville and Ryan Belleville.[1] The series also stars well-known Canadian comedian Colin Mochrie.[4] [1] Canadian comedian Fraser Young is one of the writers and story editors for the show.[6][7]
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After the death of their father, brothers Terry and Peter inherit his suburban comic book store. The older brother Terry, returning from dropping out of business school at Harvard, decides to stay and help manage the comic book store after learning that the store is deep in debt.[5]