Virgin Trains ad gets 83 complaints

22 November 2006 Rob Buckley Commercials Post a comment

Virgin Trains ad

Have you seen that Virgin Trains ad? The one where the Native Americans attack the Virgin Train? No. Well, you can view it here.

Bit rubbish, isn’t it? First time I saw it, I

  1. Wondered who thought it was a good idea
  2. Wondered what the Hell it was about
  3. Wondered how long it would take to get withdrawn

Anyway, there are now 83 complaints lodged against it at the Advertising Standards Authority. Surprised? Not really…

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  • Rob Buckley

    I’m Rob Buckley, a journalist who writes for UK media magazines that most people have never heard of although you might have heard me on the podcast Lockdown Land or Radio 5 Live’s Saturday Edition or Afternoon Edition. I’ve edited Dreamwatch, Sprocket and Cambridge Film Festival Daily; been technical editor for TV producers magazine Televisual; reviewed films for the short-lived newspaper Cambridge Insider; written features for the even shorter-lived newspaper Soho Independent; and was regularly sarcastic about television on the blink-and-you-missed-it “web site for urban hedonists” The Tribe. Since going freelance, I've contributed to the likes of Broadcast, Total Content + Media, Action TV, Off The Telly, Action Network, TV Scoop and The Custard TV.

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Virgin Trains ad gets 83 complaints

22 November 2006 Rob Buckley Commercials 1 Comment

Virgin Trains ad

Have you seen that Virgin Trains ad? The one where the Native Americans attack the Virgin Train? No. Well, you can view it here.

Bit rubbish, isn’t it? First time I saw it, I

  1. Wondered who thought it was a good idea
  2. Wondered what the Hell it was about
  3. Wondered how long it would take to get withdrawn

Anyway, there are now 83 complaints lodged against it at the Advertising Standards Authority. Surprised? Not really…

Author

  • Rob Buckley

    I’m Rob Buckley, a journalist who writes for UK media magazines that most people have never heard of although you might have heard me on the podcast Lockdown Land or Radio 5 Live’s Saturday Edition or Afternoon Edition. I’ve edited Dreamwatch, Sprocket and Cambridge Film Festival Daily; been technical editor for TV producers magazine Televisual; reviewed films for the short-lived newspaper Cambridge Insider; written features for the even shorter-lived newspaper Soho Independent; and was regularly sarcastic about television on the blink-and-you-missed-it “web site for urban hedonists” The Tribe. Since going freelance, I've contributed to the likes of Broadcast, Total Content + Media, Action TV, Off The Telly, Action Network, TV Scoop and The Custard TV.

    View all posts