History Series / PoliticalAnimals

* TheAlcoholic: TJ and Elaine's mother both qualify.

* TheAlcoholic: T.J.

Political Animals is a limited series on USANetwork starring Sigourney Weaver as Elaine Barrish Hammond, an American former First Lady, politician, and Presidential candidate who is currently serving as Secretary of State. [[{{HillaryRodhamClinton}} This may sound familiar]]. The show also follows her ex-husband Bud Hammond, a former Democratic President, their workaholic son Doug who is devoted to working for his mother, and their younger gay son T.J. The series follows the Hammond family through the travails of political intrigue and awkward family life.

* AlternateHistory: With the point of divergence sometime around in the '80s or at least 1992 at the latest; Bud Hammond's presidency seems to have replaced BillClinton's, and Hillary's turn as a Senator from New York seems to have been replaced by Elaine as Governor of Illinois.[[note]]Incidentally, the real HRC is originally from Chicago.[[/note]] Also, Ruth Bader Ginsburg as was replaced by Diane Nash, who is also lesbian.

* AlternateHistory: With the point of divergence sometime around in the '80s or at least 1992 at the latest; Bud Hammond's presidency seems to have replaced BillClinton's, and Hillary's turn as a Senator from New York seems to have been replaced by Elaine as Governor of Illinois.[[note]]Incidentally, the real HRC is originally from Chicago.[[/note]]

Political Animals is a limited series on USANetwork starring Sigourney Weaver as Elaine Barrish Hammond, an American former First Lady, politician, and Presidential candidate who is currently serving as Secretary of State. [[{{HillaryClinton}} This may sound familiar]]. The show also follows her ex-husband Bud Hammond, a former Democratic President, their workaholic son Doug who is devoted to working for his mother, and their younger gay son T.J. The series follows the Hammond family through the travails of political intrigue and awkward family life.

*** Bud Hammond will remind you a lecherous, highly ambitious middle-aged politician, [[{{Rome}} and not necessarily Bill Clinton]].

*** Bud Hammond will remind you a lecherous, highly ambitious middle-aged politician, [[Romeand not neccessarily Bill Clinton]].

*** Bud Hammond will remind you a lecherous, highly ambitious middle-aged politician, [[Rome and not neccessarily Bill Clinton]].

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Elaine Barrish Hammond is a thinly-veiled {{Expy}} of HillaryClinton, former President Bud Hammond of BillClinton, and the family dynamic off popular perceptions of the [[{{JohnFKennedy}} Kennedy family]], with a dash of [[LyndonJohnson LBJ]] for good measure. Bud is seen at one point having dinner with a certain bald, bespectacled adviser of his who bears a resemblance to James Carville.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Elaine Barrish Hammond is a thinly-veiled {{Expy}} of HillaryClinton, former President Bud Hammond of BillClinton, and the family dynamic off popular perceptions of the [[{{JohnFKennedy}} Kennedy family]]. Bud is seen at one point having dinner with a certain bald, bespectacled adviser of his who bears a resemblance to James Carville.

* PrecisionFStrike: With a BilingualBonus. After the Russian ambassador grabs her ass mid-press conference, she warns him - ''in subtitled Russian'' - that if he does it again, "I will f*** your shit up!"

* PrecisionFStrike: With a BilingualBonus. After the Russian ambassador grabs her ass mid-press conference, she warns him - in subtitled Russian - that if he does it again, "I will f*** your shit up!"

* PrecisionFStrike: With a BilingualBonus: after the Russian ambassador grabs her ass mid-press conference, she warns him - in subtitled Russian - that if he does it again, "I will f*** your shit up!"

* SilentSnarker: The Secret Service agents.

** T.J. looks and acts a lot like [[{{Kings}} Prince Jack]]

Political Animals is a limited series on USANetwork starring Sigourney Weaver as Elaine Barrish Hammond, an American former First Lady, politician, and Presidential candidate who is currently serving as Secretary of State. [[{{HillaryClinton}} This may sound familiar]]. The show also follows her ex-husband Bud Hammond, a former President, their workaholic son Doug who is devoted to working for his mother, and their younger gay son T.J. The series follows the Hammond family through the travails of political intrigue and awkward family life.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Elaine Barrish Hammond is a thinly-veiled {{Expy}} of HillaryClinton, former President Bud Hammond of BillClinton, and the family dynamic off popular perceptions of the [[{{JohnFKennedy}} Kennedy family]]. Bud is seen at one point having dinner with a certain bald, bespectacled adviser of his who bears a resemblance to James Carville.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Elaine Barrish Hammond is a thinly-veiled {{Expy}} of HillaryClinton, former President Hammond of BillClinton, and the family dynamic off popular perceptions of the [[{{JohnFKennedy}} Kennedy family]].

* HeyItsThatGuy: Elaine may have once fought {{Alien}}s...

Political Animals is a limitd series on USANetwork starring Sigourney Weaver as an American former First Lady, politician, and Presidential candidate who is currently serving as Secretary of State. [[{{HillaryClinton}} This may sound familiar]]. The show also follows her ex-husband, a former President, their workaholic son who is devoted to working for his mother, and their younger gay son. The series follows the Hammond family through the travails of political intrigue and awkward family life.