TV & VIDEO - March 10, 1988

Nobody expected Democratic presidential dark horse candidate Jack Tanner to win many delegates on Super Tuesday, not when his stab at wooing Southern voters consisted only of full-page political advertisements in both Hollywood trade papers. But Tanner--a. k. a. actor Michael Murphy--the Garry Trudeau-Robert Altman character whose “Tanner ‘88” special on Home Box Office debuted to critical acclaim last month, just received something contenders on both sides covet: more air time. HBO ordered eight new half-hour episodes of campaign chronicles, which will run twice a month from May through August. Taping on the new shows begins next week in Washington. The second of the two original episodes will air Tuesday.