Almost Heroes (TV series)
{{distinguish|text=Almost Heroes, the 1998 comedy film starring Chris Farley and Matthew Perry}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Almost Heroes TV Series Promotional Poster.jpg
| genre = Sitcom
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| starring = {{Plainlist|
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| country = Canada
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 8
| list_episodes =
| location = Canada
| camera = Single-camera{{cite news|last=Volmers|first=Eric|title=Calgary comic on fire in new role on Showcase series|url=https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Calgary+comic+fire+role+Showcase+series/4870217/story.html|accessdate=24 June 2011|newspaper=Calgary Herald|date=31 May 2011}}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
| runtime = 22 minutes
| company = Entertainment One
| channel = Showcase
| first_aired = {{Start date|2011|06|02}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2011|07|21}}
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Almost Heroes is a Canadian comedy television series that premiered on June 2, 2011 on Showcase,{{cite web |last1=Skinner |first1=Justin |title=Brothers bringing comedy to small screen |url=https://www.toronto.com/news-story/64707-brothers-bringing-comedy-to-small-screen/ |website=Toronto.com |publisher=East York Mirror |accessdate=24 August 2018 |date=June 2, 2011}} and ran for one season (eight episodes) before being discontinued by Showcase at the beginning of the 2011 fall season.{{cite web|last1=Vlessing|first1=Etan|title=Showcase cancels Almost Heroes, brings back King and Lost Girl|url=http://playbackonline.ca/2011/09/16/showcase-cancels-almost-heroes-brings-back-king-and-lost-girl/|website=Playback|publisher=Brunico Communications Ltd|accessdate=3 November 2016|date=September 16, 2011}} 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".{{cite news|last=Volmers|first=Eric|title=Almost Heroes a labour of brotherly love|url=http://www2.canada.com/topics/entertainment/story.html?id=4875324|accessdate=26 June 2011|newspaper=canada.com|date=1 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905142718/http://www2.canada.com/topics/entertainment/story.html?id=4875324|archive-date=5 September 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{cite news|last=Szklarski|first=Cassandra|title=Comedy brothers go from stand-up to sitcom with Showcase series, 'Almost Heroes'|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gPGB9gR7_XTejWtsFgmDZIpBsi_g?docId=7009986|accessdate=24 June 2011|newspaper=Canadian Press|date=31 May 2011}}{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} 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.{{cite web|last=Young|first=Fraser|title=Bio|url=http://www.youngfraser.com/bio/|accessdate=24 June 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718143403/http://www.youngfraser.com/bio/|archivedate=18 July 2011|url-status=usurped|df=dmy-all}}{{cite news|last=Chittenden|first=Brent|title=Canadian Comedy Spotlight: Fraser Young|url=http://www.bite.ca/bitedaily/2011/06/canadian-comedy-spotlight-fraser-young/|accessdate=24 June 2011|newspaper=Bite|date=6 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611072315/http://www.bite.ca/bitedaily/2011/06/canadian-comedy-spotlight-fraser-young/|archive-date=2011-06-11|url-status=dead}}
Plot
Cast and characters
= 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{{cite web|title="Almost Heroes" Terry and Peter vs. Girls|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1929489/?ref_=tt_ep_ep3|publisher=IMDB|accessdate=15 February 2014}}
- Alex Cardillo as Young Pete
Episodes
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title = Terry and Peter vs. Episode One
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|06|02}}
|ShortSummary = Terry and Peter try to save their late father's comic book store.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = Terry and Peter vs. Wendell
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|06|09}}
|ShortSummary = Peter buys an expensive comic book to sell to a collector, but Terry accidentally gives it away and are threatened by both a severe beating and the risk of losing their store.
|LineColor = 0635c8
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = Terry and Peter vs. Girls
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|06|16}}
|ShortSummary = Terry feels like he is striking out with the ladies while helping Peter through a date.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = Terry and Peter vs. a Living Wage
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|06|23}}
|ShortSummary = Peter goes on strike and Terry must try to run the comic book store on his own.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = Terry and Peter vs. Their Hero
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|06|30}}
|ShortSummary = Terry invites a childhood hero of Peter's to do a signing, but he turns out to be a raging alcoholic.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = Terry and Peter vs. the Law
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|07|07}}
|ShortSummary = The publicity that Sassitude gets from a fake break-in inspires the brothers to fake a break-in of their own.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title = Terry and Peter vs. Cupid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|07|14}}
|ShortSummary = Bernie starts dating the new delivery guy, and the brothers decide to meddle in her affairs.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|Title = Terry and Peter vs. Season Finale
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|07|21}}
|ShortSummary = Terry gets a job offer in Hong Kong and must decide whether to go or stay and fight alongside his brother against a nerdy bully.
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References
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External links
{{Wikiquote|Almost Heroes (TV series)}}
- {{IMDb title|1893438|Almost Heroes}}
- [https://www.imdb.com/media/rm768916992/tt1893438 Poster for the show]
- {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20110812141909/http://www.showcase.ca/almostheroes/}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120905142718/http://www2.canada.com/topics/entertainment/story.html?id=4875324 canada.com article on the show]
- [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/television/what-im-watching-ryan-belleville/article2061785/ Globe and Mail article on the show]
- [http://www.thecorrectness.com/television/almost-heroes-interview-with-ryan-belleville/ The Correctness article on the show]
- {{Official website|http://www.ryanbelleville.com/|Ryan Belleville's official website}}
{{Showcase programming (Canada)}}
Category:2010s Canadian sitcoms
Category:2011 Canadian television series debuts
Category:2011 Canadian television series endings
Category:Showcase (Canadian TV channel) original programming
Category:Television shows set in Canada
Category:Canadian English-language television shows
Category:Television series by Corus Entertainment
Category:Television series by Lionsgate Canada