Almost Heroes (TV series) explained
Almost Heroes is a Canadian comedy television series that premiered on 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. The series also stars well-known Canadian comedian Colin Mochrie.[1] Canadian comedian Fraser Young is one of the writers and story editors for the show.[6] [7]
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.[5]
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
External links
Notes and References
- News: Volmers. Eric. Calgary comic on fire in new role on Showcase series. 24 June 2011. Calgary Herald. 31 May 2011.
- Web site: Skinner . Justin . Brothers bringing comedy to small screen . Toronto.com . East York Mirror . 24 August 2018 . June 2, 2011.
- Web site: Vlessing. Etan. Showcase cancels Almost Heroes, brings back King and Lost Girl. Playback. Brunico Communications Ltd. 3 November 2016. September 16, 2011.
- News: Volmers. Eric. Almost Heroes a labour of brotherly love. 26 June 2011. canada.com. 1 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120905142718/http://www2.canada.com/topics/entertainment/story.html?id=4875324. 5 September 2012. dead. dmy-all.
- News: Szklarski. Cassandra. Comedy brothers go from stand-up to sitcom with Showcase series, 'Almost Heroes'. 24 June 2011. Canadian Press. 31 May 2011.
- Web site: Young. Fraser. Bio. 24 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718143403/http://www.youngfraser.com/bio/. 18 July 2011. dead. dmy-all.
- News: Chittenden. Brent. Canadian Comedy Spotlight: Fraser Young. 24 June 2011. Bite. 6 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110611072315/http://www.bite.ca/bitedaily/2011/06/canadian-comedy-spotlight-fraser-young/. 2011-06-11. dead.
- Web site: "Almost Heroes" Terry and Peter vs. Girls. IMDB. 15 February 2014.