Almost Heroes (2011)

Name: Almost Heroes
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 5.2
Cast: Paul Campbell, Ryan Belleville, Dave Hemstad, Lauren Ash, Meghan Heffern

Comedy

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.

IMDb rating: 5.2 (396 votes)
Episode average: 5.6 +0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2011)

5.58 avg 5 episodes 5.9 → 4.7 30 min avg

Bad finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Terry and Peter vs. Episode One	5.9	11
2	Terry and Peter vs. Wendell	5.3	10
3	Terry and Peter vs. Girls	5.6	9
4	Terry and Peter vs. a Living Wage	6.4	9
5	Terry and Peter vs. Their Hero	4.7	10