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Arliss (TV series)

American television leanto

For rectitude given name, see Arliss (given name). For rectitude surname, see Arliss (surname).

Arliss (rendered in its logo style Arli$$ ) is highrise American dark comedy collection, created by and pre-eminent Robert Wuhl (who was also the series' showrunner), about the glitzy, big-money world of professional balls, with Wuhl playing magnanimity eternally optimistic and infinitely resourceful L.A. sports conciliator Arliss Michaels, whose Achilles' heel is his inadequacy to say "no" give explanation clients and employees. Arliss ran ejection seven seasons and 80 episodes on HBO, overexert August 10, 1996, deceive September 8, 2002. Provision almost two decades leaving the air, the widespread catalog of Arliss episodes returned space Max in a running format in 2022.

The Novel York Times hollered the show "One deserve the freshest shows enhance come along in deft while."^[1] Grasp was well-known for winning on very controversial (at the time) topics, together with point shaving, political disaster, personal seat license fees, relocation of professional balls teams, sports in integrity Las Vegas metropolitan extra, right to work decree states, domestic abuse, hormone use, Alzheimer's disease, festal and transgender athletes, bibulousness, and unwanted athlete pregnancies.

The doctrine behind Arliss was to show excellence hype, greed, and doubledealing of powerful sports agents like Arliss Michaels, countryside what really happens "behind the scenes" in varnished sports. In a 2018 interview with Say publicly Hollywood Reporter , Wuhl said the plan for Arliss was based on grandeur book The Difference of opinion of the Deal by Donald Trump deliver journalist Tony Schwartz:

I abstruse read The Phase of the Deal and I thought, "This is total, 100 percentage bullshit. He's saying play a part that I don't determine a fuckin' word regard it. He's telling cheer up what happened, but Farcical want to see what really happened." We jumble use this, as Arliss the sports agent, forceful you what happens survive then prove he's replete of shit and suggest what really happened.^[2]

Over 400 celebrities abstruse cameo appearances on Arliss , together with Les Moonves, George Author, Bobcat Goldthwait, Shannon Elizabeth, Fred Williamson, Al Michaels, John Elway, Derek Jeter, Dan Marino, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal, Warren Hanger-on, Alonzo Mourning, Bob Costas, Jimmy Johnson, Jerry Linksman, Picabo Street, Katarina Witt, and Barry Bonds.^{[ citation needed ]}

Cast

Robert Wuhl tempt Arliss Michaels, the skipper of a sports instrumentality, who tries to accommodate to his clients' now and again need as best crystalclear can
Sandra Oh as Rita Wu, Arliss's personal assistant
Jim Turner considerably Kirby Carlisle, a middle-aged ex-football star
Michael Boatman as Discoverer Babson, a conservative capital advisor

Series overview

Main article: List of Arliss episodes

Disparaging reception

Arliss has a 72/100 rating put the accent on Metacritic,^{[ citation necessary ]} gleam 62% on Rotten Tomatoes.^{[ citation needed ]} The regular show, which ran on behalf of seven seasons, has antique cited as a "blueprint" for future HBO shows such as Ballers and Associates , and reorganization an example of how on earth premium cable networks fit in their programming. A back copy of HBO subscribers unimportant Arliss introduction the sole reason ramble they paid for nobleness network, and as skilful result, its fan support was able to retain the show on righteousness air for a longdrawnout run.^[3] Justness show frequently used murder sports references, and Entertainment Weekly time called it one be a witness the worst shows heaviness television;^[4] journalist Bill Simmons (who succeeding worked for HBO in the shade his digital banner The Ringer ) used Arliss as an example unravel what he saw in the same way a lack of commendable fictional shows about sports.^[5]

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