The Best of Arli$$: The Art of the Sports Super Agent

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 Arliss: The Best of Arliss (DVD) 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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Author/Artist:Michael Boatman|Sandra Oh|Jim Turner|Robert Wuhl|Paul Parducci|Jace Alexander|Peter Baldwin|Stephen C. Confer|Rodman Flender|John Fortenberry|Tucker Gates|Michael Grossman|Perry Lang|Timothy Marx|Melanie Mayron|John Murray (IX)|Mary Kay Place|Linda Rockstroh|Rina Sternfeld-Allon|Andy Wolk
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Condition Notes: The DVD is in good condition. Disc comes in original case with original artwork.