| Almost Heroes | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
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| Starring | |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE. |
| Production | |
| Production location | Canada |
| Camera setup | Single-camera[1] |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | Entertainment One |
| Original release | |
| Network | Showcase |
| Release | June 2 – July 21, 2011 |
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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.[1] The series also stars well-known Canadian comedian Colin Mochrie.[1][4] Canadian comedian Fraser Young is one of the writers and story editors for the show.[6][7]
- ^ a b c Volmers, Eric (31 May 2011). "Calgary comic on fire in new role on Showcase series". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 24 June 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Skinner, Justin (June 2, 2011). "Brothers bringing comedy to small screen". Toronto.com. East York Mirror. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (September 16, 2011). "Showcase cancels Almost Heroes, brings back King and Lost Girl". Playback. Brunico Communications Ltd. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ a b Volmers, Eric (1 June 2011). "Almost Heroes a labour of brotherly love". canada.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ Szklarski, Cassandra (31 May 2011). "Comedy brothers go from stand-up to sitcom with Showcase series, 'Almost Heroes'". Canadian Press. Retrieved 24 June 2011.[dead link]
- ^ Young, Fraser. "Bio". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ Chittenden, Brent (6 June 2011). "Canadian Comedy Spotlight: Fraser Young". Bite. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 24 June 2011.