My Christmas present to myself was the entire boxed set of The Wire, reputed to be the best show on television. I just started watching it, and it is riveting—grim but riveting.Here’s a clip from the third episode, where D’Angelo Barksdale, a lieutenant in his uncle’s West Baltimore drug trade, explains the business to two of his underlings—using the game of chess. Warning: tough language.[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bR3T1eThJU[/youtube]