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The Best of Arli$$: The Art of the Sports Super Agent
 
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The Best of Arli$$: The Art of the Sports Super Agent (1996)

Starring: Michael Boatman, Sandra Oh Director: Robert Wuhl, Jace Alexander Rating: NR (Not Rated) Format: DVD
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  • Actors: Michael Boatman, Sandra Oh, Jim Turner, Robert Wuhl
  • Directors: Robert Wuhl, Jace Alexander, Peter Baldwin, Stephen C. Confer, Rodman Flender
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
  • Language: English (Unknown)
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Rating: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: Hbo Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: June 10, 2003
  • Run Time: 390 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00008WJBD
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #15,074 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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These 13 episodes from the long-running HBO series have plenty of the bells and whistles that make Arli$$ so much fun to watch: celebrity cameos, topical satire, swatches of deep poignancy, and pure silliness. Comic actor Robert Wuhl, who created and stars, plays Arliss Michaels, a sports super-agent driven by twin motivations of profit and idealism. Arliss is in the race to realize his clients' dreams of stupendous wealth, but he's just as likely to put his reputation (and big bucks) on the line to help a fading player claim his niche in history. As with HBO's The Larry Sanders Show, Arli$$ gets a lot of mileage out of verisimilitude. In these Best of shows, we meet the likes of Dave Winfield, Ernie Banks, Frank Deford, Lloyd Jones, Tommy Lasorda, and even O.J. attorney Bob Shapiro, playing themselves in some very funny stories about the perennial hopes and startling realities that drive professional sports. --Tom Keogh


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It's tough being a professional athlete. Sure, there are big bucks. And big time glory. But there's also responsibility. Temptations. The media. Hangers on. More temptation. Diminishing skills. Lost endorsements. An uncertain future. Still more temptations. In the fast lane of pro sports, an athlete needs someone he can trust. He needs a friend. An adviser. A big brother. Todays sports superstar needs more than just an agent, he needs a super agent. He needs Arliss.

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42 of 45 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Great Show, Bad DVD..., July 26, 2004
By Paul Lenkic "Dark Lord" (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews
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Arli$$ is a very funny, very clever show that deserves better treatment than that it was given on this DVD.

13 Episodes from it's 7 Seasons? Please!

Complete Season Sets only, thank you HBO, complete Season Sets only.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars DVD Collection Omits the Best Episodes, September 10, 2004
By R. Lehrer (California) - See all my reviews
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Who can forget the side-splitting, sometimes raunchy (but hysterical) humor or Arli$$? Answer: The producers of The Best of Arli$$, Vol. 1. The episodes that appear on this DVD are fine, but they are far from the "Best" that Arli$$ has to offer.
How can the producers of this DVD leave off the episode where Rita feeds romantic lines to Arli$$'s football player client to deliver to his er, girlfriend? How about the episode where Stanley has to deliver a special gift to the IRS agent to keep Kirby out of trouble? This is Arli$$ at it's funniest!
Let's hope that Best of Arli$$ Vol. 2 more accurately reflects the comedy that made this show so special.
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23 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Its about time!, October 31, 2003
By Jason Colucci (Granada Hills, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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First of all, I don't know what took them so long to start putting this show on DVD. I have been looking and waiting for months now. Well, it's about time because this is one of those shows that you need to get and keep. It's a good thing they put this show on HBO because it would have never worked on network or cable TV.
Arliss is one of the funniest shows I have seen. Not sitcom family funny, but adult only almost X-rated funny at times. Believe me, this show is not for the kids, it is adult humor all the way. Arliss Michaels is a sports super agent and the show basically deals with his everyday life and the headaches and problems he has to go throw. Everything from making deals between players and teams to finding the next big plan to make more money! Arliss is an original show that is very smart and funny. There are a ton of cameos from actors and sports stars that are fun to watch! If the sports world or sports agents interest you at all then you will like this show. It's a good time, pick it up!
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5.0 out of 5 stars ARLISS ROCKS!!!!!!!!!! HBO is STUPID!!!!!!!
HBO is really making me angry by not releasing all of the Arliss seasons on DVD, this is by far the best show they have ever done. Read more
Published 16 months ago by William J. Spina

1.0 out of 5 stars The Best ????? of Arliss
if this is the best of Arliss volune 1 pray they don't make a volume 2. This was a great show when it was on and it was on for I think 7 seasons... Read more
Published 19 months ago by willyum

4.0 out of 5 stars Where are the rest?
This is only given 4 stars because it is a compilation instead
of full individual seasons. Arliss is by far the best series produced
by HBO and the repeats on regular... Read more
Published 20 months ago by brian cristman

5.0 out of 5 stars Arliss rules
I loved this show when it was on HBO. Robert Wuhl is vastly underrated, and the series seems to have gotten lost over time. Read more
Published on May 12, 2007 by MiAmazonCustomer

1.0 out of 5 stars Full Seasons - (Years Later, Still Waiting)
If a full season is ever offered I am in. I loved this show growing up, probably because of the adult content and the sports stars, but it is simply not worth it to have 13... Read more
Published on March 27, 2007 by Justin Katz

5.0 out of 5 stars Robert Wuhl is simply one of the best actors of our time.
"For most of us, the dream of becoming a champion remains a fantasy. But for a special few, it is very much a reality. Read more
Published on January 31, 2006 by William E. Riffle

4.0 out of 5 stars This is a great TV show....
This is a great TV show. Sandra Oh is the stand out. Funny, sexy and a very good actress; she will get a lot of movie roles real soon. Read more
Published on January 8, 2006 by Franklin Callahan

4.0 out of 5 stars Great show, good DVD
These 13 episodes from the long-running HBO series have plenty of the bells and whistles that make Arli$$ so much fun to watch: celebrity cameos, topical satire, swatches of deep... Read more
Published on October 26, 2005 by Highlanderthal

1.0 out of 5 stars by far one of the worst shows ever id give minus 5
This was one of the first original shows that hbo came out with and their biggest mistake. Its only put out as a best of on 2 discs. Thats horrible. Read more
Published on January 30, 2005 by yajdubuddah

1.0 out of 5 stars One of HBO's Two Big Mistakes
I was stunned they put out this critically bashed, unpopular show on DVD. Any disc containing something called "The Best of Arliss" should be blank. Read more
Published on January 10, 2004

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