The Gold Box spotlight deal of the day over at Amazon today is The Wire: The Complete Series for only $72.49 (that’s 64% off the list price of $199.98).

Note, this sale is valid only for today, August 24, 2011, until midnight PST while supplies last.

This 23-disc DVD box set collection contains the entire HBO series (5 seasons/60 episodes) and includes bonus features from all five seasons, including audio commentaries by cast and crew; three prequels explore life before The Wire; and never-before-seen gag reel.

In the projects. On the docks. In City Hall. In the schools. In the media. The places and faces have changed, but the game remains the same.

Set in the grim slums of Baltimore, HBO’s acclaimed police procedural “The Wire” not only tells the story of detectives trying to shut down a drug syndicate, but depicts the complex lives of the drug dealers and addicts as well.