Arli$$

By Leo Gura - November 18, 2024

This show is underrated genius. I’ve watched every episode many times. Robert Wuhl is just brilliant. I highly recommend watching all 7 seasons.

In an old interview, Wuhl describes how he got the idea for Arliss. In the early 90’s while in the middle of reading Donald Trump’s book, The Art of the Deal, he stopped and said to himself, “My God. This guy is so full of shit. I have to make a show about this.” And so we got 7 seasons of Arliss.

The genius of Arliss is that it’s seemingly about sports — and I dislike professional sports — but the show isn’t really about sports, it’s about mocking the excesses of Stage Orange, inspired by the bullshit antics of Trump. When you understand this easter egg, the show becomes even more delicious.

You see, someone with Wuhl’s intelligence sees through a con-artist like Trump instantly. As it should be. Anyone who doesn’t isn’t serious, they are foolish or compromised. Seeing through Trump’s bullshit should take no more than a few minutes. That people aren’t able to, especially intelligent people like Jordan Peterson, Elon Musk, Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman, etc. shows you how intellectually bankrupt the podcast space is. These people are all compromised.

Robert Wuhl gives some great behind-the-scenes interviews nowadays about show-business. I love listening to him. He’s so real yet such a charmer at the same time:

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