Weird, Creepy, Semi-Violent Season's Greetings From MSNBC's DocBlock!

There's something that doesn'tscan about this jovial MSNBC doc-block ad advertising upcoming documentaries.

Look, I understand that not everyone wants to stay home and watch "It's A Wonderful Life" over the holidays, but there's something that doesn't quite scan about this jovial MSNBC doc-block ad advertising upcoming documentaries. "Season's Beatings from Lock-Up!" intones the creepy, faux-cheery voice. "Deck the halls - be jolly! 'Tis the season to be 'Born in the Wrong Body'" (a little gender-bending to add some spice to the usual fare of prison docs and CSI-riffic "Dark Heart, Iron Hand" true crime docs). Upbeat holiday music plays over footage of savage beatings; just to drive it home, a thug angrily smashes some glass with a baseball bat. Meanwhile, in another ad (from which the screengrab above was taken), the last thing you hear is a child screaming "Dad!" as his father is grabbed by the cops. Aw! God bless us, every one!

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