Could ‘No Heroics’ Be the Best New Show of the Fall… That You Can’t Watch?

Posted by Rob Hunter (rob@filmschoolrejects.com) on August 29, 2008

The Fall 2008 television season is almost upon us, but in all the coverage you’ll be seeing here at FSR and elsewhere one show is conspicuously (and criminally) absent. Imagine if “Heroes” and “Cheers” met in a night club, went back to “The Office,” and had mad, sloppy sex on the copy machine. The result would be “No Heroics”, a new series premiering September 6th on Britain’s ITV2. The show follows four friends and superheroes who spend their off-duty time hanging out at the local hero pub, The Fortress. They drink, curse, bitch, moan, and complain about the lack of respect they get from the populace at large. It’s a peculiarly British take on the world of superheroes, which means self-loathing, self-deprecation, and sexual innuendo. Sounds awesome doesn’t it? Check out the trailer and let us know if you agree.

No word yet if “No Heroics” will be aired on BBC America, so expect this show to up the traffic on the Bit Torrent sites. And for the record, I predict an American spin-off announcement by early next year.

Find out more at ITV.com.

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