HBO's 'White House Plumbers' Reimagines Watergate Through the Lens of Its Bungling Burglars

• The new HBO miniseries focuses on two of the main figures behind the Watergate break-in, revisiting the scandal in a comedic light.
• The series follows former CIA operative E. Howard Hunt and ex-FBI agent G. Gordon Liddy, who orchestrated the break-in at the Watergate office complex that led to the downfall of President Richard Nixon's administration.
• The show takes a satirical approach, portraying Hunt and Liddy as inept and bumbling, though it also aims to provide insight into their motives and personal lives.
• The all-star cast, including Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux, helps bring the stranger-than-fiction story to life with humor and nuance.
• Though tackling a familiar historical event, the show offers a fresh comedic perspective that resonates with present-day politics.

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