TV Show Details
Air Date:February 15th, 1988
Last Air Date:August 22nd, 1988
Network:HBO
Status:Ended
Genres:Comedy , War & Politics
Original Language:English
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Plot
In 1988, renegade filmmaker Robert Altman and Pulitzer Prize–winning Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau created a presidential candidate, ran him alongside the other hopefuls during the primary season, and presented their media campaign as a cross between a soap opera and TV news. The result was the groundbreaking Tanner ’88, a piercing satire of media-age American politics.
