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Legion and Jessica Jones come from the more recent generations of Marvel comics, featuring relatively obscure characters. Neither show's protagonist is a superhero in the conventional sense of wearing a costume or having a secret identity, and both are battling inner demons as well as powerful adversaries.
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On the next Fresh Air – Bill Hader, who co-created and stars in HBO’s dark comedy series 'Barry, about a marine veteran who uses his marksmanship to become a hitman, then tries to transform his life by taking acting classes—where’s told to reveal emotional truths that he can’t reveal. Hader was on Saturday Night Live for 8 seasons. Join us.
Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download from the App Store & Google Play.
(Photo: Bill Hader plays Barry in the new HBO series Barry, created by Hader and Silicon Valley's Alec Berg - John P. Johnson/HBO, via NPR)
TERRY GROSS, HOST:
This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. My guest, Bill Hader, became famous as a performer and writer on "Saturday Night Live" for his original characters like Stefon and his impressions of people like Vincent Price.
Read more: On HBO's 'Barry,' Bill Hader Asks, 'Can You Change Your Nature?'
On the next Fresh Air, Terry talks with Ava DuVernay, producer, director and co-writer of the Netflix series When They See Us, which depicts the story of the Central Park Five from the perspective of the five black and brown boys who were accused of brutally raping a woman in 1989. They spent years in prison, but their convictions were vacated when the actual rapist confessed. DuVernay also directed Selma, and the documentary 13th. Join Us.- Ava DuVernay Focuses On The Central Park 5's Perspective: 'Now People Know'
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