Tanner ’88

“But also, while we’re at it, Tanner ’88. I was just thinking how many series and limited series watched this to discover the intimacy of storytelling, by being on the road with a political candidate, in the way he did his hand-held work, and the performances are incredible, like everything he gave us.”

“Where's tanner robert altman who I had the pleasure working with three times... This is amazing this Tanner '88 because what Robert Altman did was follow an election that was taking place and the brilliant Michael Murphy he pretended to be a politician that was running for office I think it sometimes he actually felt that he really was running for office...”

“The first thing I’m seeing is Tanner ’88. Way before The Sopranos, way before Larry Sanders, even, there was Tanner ’88 from Robert Altman and Garry Trudeau. Truly my inspiration for The West Wing, actually, it was… it was one of the first pieces of original programming on HBO. It followed a fictional campaign around New Hampshire... During the primaries... But great show. Largely improvised. Very much in the Robert Altman style of long Steadicam shots, and it is terrific.”