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Almost Heroes (TV series)

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Country of origin
  
Canada

No. of seasons
  
1

Final episode date
  
8 August 2011

4.6/10
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Genre
  
Sitcom

Original language(s)
  
English

First episode date
  
2 June 2011

Network
  
Showcase

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Created by
  
Ryan Belleville Jason Belleville

Starring
  
Paul Campbell Ryan Belleville Lauren Ash Dave Hemstad Athena Karkanis Colin Mochrie Meghan Heffern

Cast
  
Ryan Belleville, Paul Campbell, Lauren Ash, Athena Karkanis, Colin Mochrie

Almost Heroes was a Canadian comedy TV series that premiered on Thursday, June 2, 2011 on Showcase, and ran for one season (eight episodes) before being discontinued by Showcase at the beginning of the 2011 fall season. 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". The series was created by brothers Jason Belleville and Ryan Belleville. The series also stars well-known Canadian comedian Colin Mochrie. Canadian comedian Fraser Young is one of the writers and story editors for the show. The show was cancelled after its first season in 2011.

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Plot

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.

Main cast

  • Paul Campbell as Terry, a business student at Harvard who returns to his hometown to save his father's store
  • Ryan Belleville as Pete, Terry's dimwitted but well-meaning younger brother
  • Dave Hemstad as Dan, an owner of a neighboring sports store who bullies the brothers
  • Lauren Ash as Bernie, a childhood friend of the brothers with a crush on Terry
  • Meghan Heffern as Candi, Bernie's boss
  • Athena Karkanis as Rayna, employee of the landlord
  • Colin Mochrie as Boyd, a security guard at the strip mall

    • Recurring cast

  • Josh Granovsky as Young Terry
  • Alex Cardillo as Young Pete

    • References

    Almost Heroes (TV series) Wikipedia
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