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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780783125077
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0783125070
Label: Hbo Home Video
Manufacturer: Hbo Home Video
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Hbo Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 10, 2003
Running Time: 390 minutes
Sales Rank: 39835
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: August 10, 1996
Editorial Review:
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.Running Time: 300 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY UPC: 026359210822 Manufacturer No: 92108
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - 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...out of those seven seasons it seems to me that they picked the most lackluster shows that they made. Very disapointing.
Rating:  - 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 cable omit a good bit of the
language that was present for an adult comedy. A great addition to any DVD collection.
Rating:  - 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. These episodes are a good selection, and Wuhl and the team are capable of comedy and seriousness without being preachy. You'll enjoy it. Now, if they'd only bring out the entire series....
Rating: - Full Seasons
If a full season is ever offered I am in. I lvoed this show growing up, probably because of the adult content and the sports stars, but it is simply not worth it to have 13 episodes not in any order. Full seasons would sell much better than these best of sets that are just trying to guage interest. I bet if you looka t how well the Best of Friends DVDs do it is no where near the compelte season sales. Give us what we want.
Rating: - 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. We cheer them, we live through them, athletes are our last warriors. My job is to make their dreams come true. My name is Arliss Michaels, I represent athletes, these are my stories." This show is as good as anything that has ever crossed the TV screen. Arliss, Kirby, Rita, Stanley .. every bit as good as Seinfeld. I hope Mr. Wuhl will come up with another long running sports ... Read More
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