Some years ago, the first season of The Larry Sanders Show was released on DVD. The wait for more releases has been long, and Sony hasn't seen fit to give us more season sets. Apparently, Garry Shandling was as perturbed by this as the rest of us, and has taken matters into his own hands.
He arranged for a "Best of" set to be released, and has recorded 8 hours of bonus material to be included in the set.

Mr. Shandling has been responsible for two of the most original, innovative and remarkable series in television history. First, his 1980s series, It's Garry Shandling's Show, broke the fourth wall in ways that no one had imagined until then, and was hilariously funny to boot.
In the '90s, he followed with The Larry Sanders Show, a scathing look behind the scenes of a late-night talk show, and also hilariously funny. In particular, this show allowed its characters to show their unpleasant sides, often without redemption.

Shandling's TV persona has always been that of a profoundly insecure man. In the bonus material recorded for this DVD set, the Garry Shandling we see isn't far from that persona. He's sure of his comic bona fides, but otherwise, he exhibits a similar vulnerability to the TV persona we've seen all these years.
The set includes interviews with all the cast members, as well as interviews with celebrities who were guests on the show; all of the guest interviews were conducted by Garry himself, and many of these celebrities seem to be personal friends of Shandling.

This series was powerful stuff, as demonstrated by the episodes on this set. The character of Larry seems to be Garry with a slight mean streak; Hank, played by the great Jeffrey Tambor, is Larry's on-air sidekick, who is both arrogant and insecure at the same time. Mr. Tambor creates one of the most real and memorable characters in any TV series. The show's producer, Artie, is played by the great Rip Torn (yes, they're both great) as a hard-drinking and tough-talking show biz veteran.
My favorite episodes are mostly the ones where Hank is humiliated in some way (which covers a large chunk of them), but all the material is strong. I think the very best shows, though, are those leading up to the end of the series. In the storyline, Larry is being ousted from his time slot by Jon Stewart, and quits before the ink can dry in the writing on the wall.
All of this leads to one of the great final episodes in TV history (included in the set), where Larry, Hank and Artie have one last bull session, and since Larry is also making his final episode, the emotions of a series finale, both real and faked for the air, can be included.
In the bonus material, Shandling offers the opinion that the series peaked with the final episode, and I agree. Talk about going out on top.

As of this writing, Mr. Shandling hasn't made another TV series. Maybe he doesn't know how to top himself. If that's true, it would be understandable.
At the same time, one gets the feeling that Garry is using the production of this DVD to even up some old scores, and clean out his emotional closet, so to speak.

I hope that means he'll be ready soon for his next project. I can hardly wait.