unlikely hero

Farewell To An Unlikely Hero: Why 'Chuck' Packed Such A Potent P...

NPR: Arts & Culture  Fri, 01/27/2012 - 11:59

Chuck has never been much more than a blip in terms of ratings. But in a few ways, the story of this little spy comedy that could has been the story of some big changes in television.

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Surviving To Conquer Dostoevsky's '5 Elephants'

NPR: Arts & Culture  Tue, 07/19/2011 - 15:00

Svetlana Geier, who spent her life translating the Russian novelist's mammoth works into German, lived through some of history's darkest moments.

In Vadim Jendreyko's gripping documentary, Geier emerges as an unlikely hero of our time.

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The Unfinished Tale of an Unlikely Hero

Culture - International Herald Tribune  Fri, 09/03/2010 - 16:49

Harvey Pekar, the obsessive chronicler of everyday lives, was collaborating at the end of his life on a Web project whose fate in print remains uncertain.