Complex sentence: This and 1979's "Quintet" were Altman's first collaborations with writer Frank Barhydt; the two would later work on the 1988 HBO miniseries "Tanner'88", as well as 1993's "Short Cuts" and 1996's "Kansas City".
Split into simpler sentences: This and 1979's "Quintet" were Altman's first collaborations with writer Frank Barhydt. The two would later work on the 1988 HBO miniseries "Tanner'88", as well as 1993's "Short Cuts" and 1996's "Kansas City".