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I am sure this is the longest ad I have ever watched. 45 mins (and counting) of massaging RB's ego and promoting his company.

by markx2 5y ago

mabbo 5y ago
After the first 10 minutes, my wife said "Can we just mute this? I'm getting nauseous from all this stroking of RB's ego".
- fuzzfactor 5y ago
  Before they launched all I could do was wish them godspeed and hope it brings him down to earth like nothing has ever done before.
MarcScott 5y ago
With some subtle product placement for Land Rover as well.
vsareto 5y ago
I don't think the guy who is going to space really cares about getting his ego massaged by commercials.
- borkt 5y ago
  Wrong
- iso1210 5y ago
  Everything Branson does is related to his ego. Unlike Musk though, his companies accomplish very little other than marketing.
  - verbify 5y ago
    His companies are marketing/branding companies. They lease the name Virgin and in exchange they handle the branding. Virgin Management doesn't actually own the hotels or planes.
maga 5y ago
I've turned off the audio, it actually gets more informative this way...
eddieroger 5y ago
I'm really glad I'm not the only one who feels this way. Anything to advance spaceflight is something I want to see more of, but this doesn't feel like that, this feels like it's going to end with a number I can call to make my reservation and get an astronaut number. It's pretty damn bold to call oneself Astronaut 001, when none of this would have been possible without the work of dozens of other astronauts before.
- Chris2048 5y ago
  Does "001" refer to the implication that there will be up to 999 more?
- anotherhue 5y ago
  Gargarin would like a word.
  - Koshkin 5y ago
    Well, he was Cosmonaut 001.
shusaku 5y ago
I have to agree, and such a waste of Colbert’s talents, who could’ve made it great even with neutral coverage. For me it was still fun to watch… Obviously it would’ve been much better if their live feeds were working.
- Tenoke 5y ago
  I found Colbert very bland without the laugh/clap track, too.
- bellyfullofbac 5y ago
  "Hey Stephen, can you record an hour of stuff in exchange for a Virgin Galactic ticket?"
throwaway2939 5y ago
Yea, I recommend muting the stream if you are interested in watching, otherwise it's 45 min of giving RB a rimjob.
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neximo64 5y ago
Amazing of all the things you saw you see ego and ads. Just glad I don't share that lens with everything.
chinathrow 5y ago
Of course it's an ad - VG is a commercial space flight company - what did you expect?
bogomipz 5y ago
While I wasn't too surprised there was a Virgin promotional aspect to it I was surprised at the amount of cross marketing and cross promotion they were doing. There was at least: 1. NBC 2. Land Rover 3. Some new musical artist 4. A New Mexico tourism campaign I just thought this all made it feel really cheap. It also seems bizarre that you would want to to debase your brand like this during your premiere event.

I am sure this is the longest ad I have ever watched. 45 mins (and counting) of massaging RB's ego and promoting his company.

by markx2 5y ago

I am sure this is the longest ad I have ever watched. 45 mins (and counting) of massaging RB's ego and promoting his company.

mabbo 5y ago

After the first 10 minutes, my wife said "Can we just mute this? I'm getting nauseous from all this stroking of RB's ego".

fuzzfactor 5y ago
Before they launched all I could do was wish them godspeed and hope it brings him down to earth like nothing has ever done before.

MarcScott 5y ago

With some subtle product placement for Land Rover as well.

vsareto 5y ago

I don't think the guy who is going to space really cares about getting his ego massaged by commercials.

borkt 5y ago
Wrong
iso1210 5y ago
Everything Branson does is related to his ego. Unlike Musk though, his companies accomplish very little other than marketing.
- verbify 5y ago
  His companies are marketing/branding companies. They lease the name Virgin and in exchange they handle the branding. Virgin Management doesn't actually own the hotels or planes.

maga 5y ago

I've turned off the audio, it actually gets more informative this way...

eddieroger 5y ago

I'm really glad I'm not the only one who feels this way. Anything to advance spaceflight is something I want to see more of, but this doesn't feel like that, this feels like it's going to end with a number I can call to make my reservation and get an astronaut number. It's pretty damn bold to call oneself Astronaut 001, when none of this would have been possible without the work of dozens of other astronauts before.

Chris2048 5y ago
Does "001" refer to the implication that there will be up to 999 more?
anotherhue 5y ago
Gargarin would like a word.
- Koshkin 5y ago
  Well, he was Cosmonaut 001.

shusaku 5y ago

I have to agree, and such a waste of Colbert’s talents, who could’ve made it great even with neutral coverage. For me it was still fun to watch… Obviously it would’ve been much better if their live feeds were working.

Tenoke 5y ago
I found Colbert very bland without the laugh/clap track, too.
bellyfullofbac 5y ago
"Hey Stephen, can you record an hour of stuff in exchange for a Virgin Galactic ticket?"

throwaway2939 5y ago

Yea, I recommend muting the stream if you are interested in watching, otherwise it's 45 min of giving RB a rimjob.

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neximo64 5y ago

Amazing of all the things you saw you see ego and ads. Just glad I don't share that lens with everything.

chinathrow 5y ago

Of course it's an ad - VG is a commercial space flight company - what did you expect?

bogomipz 5y ago

While I wasn't too surprised there was a Virgin promotional aspect to it I was surprised at the amount of cross marketing and cross promotion they were doing. There was at least: 1. NBC 2. Land Rover 3. Some new musical artist 4. A New Mexico tourism campaign I just thought this all made it feel really cheap. It also seems bizarre that you would want to to debase your brand like this during your premiere event.