Product Details

• 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: #52,497 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
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

Product Description
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.

Customer Reviews

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41 of 44 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 (REAL NAME)

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.

15 of 15 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 (REAL NAME)

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.

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 (REAL NAME)

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!