Series synopsis
Almost Heroes is a Canadian comedy television series that premiered on Showcase on June 2, 2011. It ended on July 21, 2011. It was created by Ryan Belleville, Jason Belleville. It stars Paul Campbell, Ryan Belleville, Dave Hemstad and Lauren Ash.
When slick Harvard Business School graduate Terry returns home for his father's funeral, he expects a quick trip. Instead, he discovers the family's comic book store, The Silver Salmon, is on the brink of bankruptcy. He is forced to stick around and work alongside his head-in-the-clouds, pop-culture-obsessed brother Peter to save the business and mend their fractured relationship.
Premise
When slick Harvard Business School graduate Terry returns home for his father's funeral, he expects a quick trip. Instead, he discovers the family's comic book store, The Silver Salmon, is on the brink of bankruptcy. He is forced to stick around and work alongside his head-in-the-clouds, pop-culture-obsessed brother Peter to save the business and mend their fractured relationship.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Paul Campbell as Terry
- Ryan Belleville as Peter
- Dave Hemstad as Dan
- Lauren Ash as Bernie
- Meghan Heffern as Candi
- Athena Karkanis as Rayna
- Colin Mochrie as Boyd
Guest cast
- Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as Comic Book Distributor
- Craig Brown as Wendell
- Mark Andrada as Space Barbarian
- Tsholo Khalema as Alien
- Bob Bainborough as Dad
- Cameron Ansell as Frances
- George Buza as Biker
- Josh Granovsky as Young Terry
- Alex Cardillo as Young Peter
- Alli Chung as Denise
- José Arias as Miguel
- Barry Flatman as Dirk Masters
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 8 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | June 2, 2011 | July 21, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Terry and Peter vs. Episode One When their father dies, the slick and charming Terry has to reluctantly partner up with his socially awkward brother Peter to save the comic book store they inherited—or lose everything to Dad's arch-enemy. |
June 2, 2011 |
| 2 |
Terry and Peter vs. Wendell When Terry and Peter accidentally give away a comic worth thousands, they risk the beating of a lifetime from its rightful owner. Even worse, if they can't get it back, they could lose the store. |
June 9, 2011 |
| 3 |
Terry and Peter vs. Girls Terry feels like his mojo with ladies is fading just as he needs it most – because this time he doesn't have to get a date for himself, he has to guide Peter through one. |
June 16, 2011 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Showcase |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 2, 2011 |
| Last aired | July 21, 2011 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 21:00:00 |