# Do you love watching MSNBCs Lockup as much as me?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-love-watching-msnbcs-lockup-as-much-as-me/600493
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [October 23, 2011, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-love-watching-msnbcs-lockup-as-much-as-me/600493 "2011-10-23T01:04:25Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2011, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-love-watching-msnbcs-lockup-as-much-as-me/600493/1 "2011-10-23T01:04:25Z")
God I love this show. It’s one that I can’t change the channel if I stumble on it and can’t turn it off once I start watching. It’s so dramatic and exciting. The surprising thing is after watching about 1000 episodes of this and have only seen 1 or 2 people who I ever felt sorry for.
Anyone else drawn to this show?
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### Author:  [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2011, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-love-watching-msnbcs-lockup-as-much-as-me/600493/2 "2011-10-23T01:06:22Z")
My husband likes it and I too find myself getting sucked in when it’s his turn with the remote. But I never seek it out.
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### Author:  [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2011, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-love-watching-msnbcs-lockup-as-much-as-me/600493/3 "2011-10-23T01:09:08Z")
I used to love that show. I watched it every week, and would catch up when they would show the marathons. I don’t watch it anymore, however, as my current job allows me to live the “Lockup” experience for about 35 hours per week.
SFC Schwartz
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### Author:  [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2011, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-love-watching-msnbcs-lockup-as-much-as-me/600493/4 "2011-10-23T01:39:23Z")
I wish they would spin all that programming off to a separate channel so MSNBC could be a 24/7 news channel. I don’t begrudge anyone the programming they enjoy, but I’m always disappointed on Fridays when the news disappears and _Lockup_ starts.
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### Author:  [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-love-watching-msnbcs-lockup-as-much-as-me/600493/5 "2011-10-23T02:54:17Z")
> [@gaffa](#):
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> I wish they would spin all that programming off to a separate channel so MSNBC could be a 24/7 news channel. I don’t begrudge anyone the programming they enjoy, but I’m always disappointed on Fridays when the news disappears and _Lockup_ starts.
It’s more like a 60 hour marathon of Lockup every weekend. It’s great! They have Lockup, Lock up Extended Stay, Lock up Raw, Lock up behind the scenes.
LOCK ME UP WITH LOCK UP!
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### Author:  [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2011, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-love-watching-msnbcs-lockup-as-much-as-me/600493/6 "2011-10-23T22:15:51Z")
Too many repeats.
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### Author:  [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2011, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-love-watching-msnbcs-lockup-as-much-as-me/600493/7 "2011-10-23T22:27:02Z")
When I worked the night audit every weekend, I’d usually tune the office tv to the various Lockup marathons. I thought it was pretty interesting, but I didn’t have to pay close attention, so no big loss if I had to check in guests or answer the phone or otherwise, you know, work. Over the course of two years, I’ve seen every episode multiple times. So I’d say yes, I did find it interesting, but BTDT now.
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### Author:  [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2011, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-love-watching-msnbcs-lockup-as-much-as-me/600493/8 "2011-10-23T23:01:18Z")
To me, it’s like MSNBC turns from a fairly intelligent politics junkie into an idiot every weekend. Can’t stand it.
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### Author:  [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2011, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-love-watching-msnbcs-lockup-as-much-as-me/600493/9 "2011-10-23T23:23:43Z")
In fact, I dislike MSNBC’s weekend programming so much I started a thread about it over a year ago:
> **[Is MSNBC's Programming Idiocy, Or Am I Missing Something?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=565064)**
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> So on the weekdays MSNBC’s programming is what I would call “smart”: Rachel Maddow, Kieth Obermann, Chris Matthews, etc., as well as generally accurate news coverage. Then on Fridays at 11 pm the programming goes straight to “UltraStupid” with...
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### Author:  [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2011, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-love-watching-msnbcs-lockup-as-much-as-me/600493/10 "2011-10-28T07:33:57Z")
> [@Peanuthead](#):
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> Too many repeats.
Yeah, but that means I get to see the one about the Indiana prison with cats fairly regularly.
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### Author:  [@Beast\_Model](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beast_Model)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2011, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-love-watching-msnbcs-lockup-as-much-as-me/600493/11 "2011-10-28T07:37:41Z")
I like it a lot. Do you also watch “Jail” and “Las Vegas Jailhouse”?