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Tanner ’88

American television miniseries

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Altman

In Robert Altman: 1980s and ’90s of Robert Altman
…the groundbreaking HBO political satire Tanner ’88 (1988), a collaboration with cartoonist Garry Trudeau that revolved around the campaign of a presidential candidate played by Murphy and that included interactions with real-life politicians; and Vincent & Theo (1990), which originated as a miniseries for European television.
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HBO

In HBO
Others, such as Tanner ’88 (1988), hinted at the high levels of quality that could be achieved on pay television. Created by cartoonist Garry Trudeau and filmmaker Robert Altman, Tanner ’88 satirically followed, documentary-style, a fictional candidate for president.
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history of television in the U.S.

In Television in the United States: New boundaries: the growth of cable
Others, such as Tanner ’88 (1988), hinted at the high levels of quality that could be achieved on pay services. Created and produced by comic-strip artist Garry Trudeau and film director Robert Altman, Tanner ’88 satirically followed, documentary-style, a fictional candidate for president. Some of the show was…
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