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|object name = Bubble Shock! | |object name = Bubble Shock! | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
Bypassing the variety of approvals required, the Bane managed to get their product released in two weeks, much quicker than [[European Union]] food and drink safety policies would normally have allowed. | Bypassing the variety of approvals required, the Bane managed to get their product released in two weeks, much quicker than [[European Union]] food and drink safety policies would normally have allowed. | ||
[[File:Bubble Shock!.jpg|thumb|An advert for Bubble Shock!([[SJA]]: ''[[Invasion of the Bane]]'')]] | |||
Advertising the drink as delicious and organic and saying it contained an ingredient called Bane, the Bane species heavily advertised the drink on television. They even had ''[[Blue Peter]]'' presenters [[Konnie Huq]] and [[Gethin Jones]] offer on-air testimonials. | Advertising the drink as delicious and organic and saying it contained an ingredient called Bane, the Bane species heavily advertised the drink on television. They even had ''[[Blue Peter]]'' presenters [[Konnie Huq]] and [[Gethin Jones]] offer on-air testimonials. | ||
Pushed into a corner, [[Mrs Wormwood]], the leader of the invasion, into turning Bubble Shock! consumers into possessed slaves who offered the drink to anyone who had not already taken it. With the death of the [[Bane Mother]], however, the drink apparently lost its power. Afterwards, the possession of various humans was attributed to the ingredients in Bubble Shock! causing a combination of "chemical imbalances". ([[SJA]]: ''[[Invasion of the Bane]]'') | Pushed into a corner, [[Mrs Wormwood]], the leader of the invasion, into turning Bubble Shock! consumers into possessed slaves who offered the drink to anyone who had not already taken it. With the death of the [[Bane Mother]], however, the drink apparently lost its power. Afterwards, the possession of various humans was attributed to the ingredients in Bubble Shock! causing a combination of "chemical imbalances". ([[SJA]]: ''[[Invasion of the Bane]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Writer [[Gareth Roberts]] had previously created [[Bubbleshake]], an addictive beverage with dangerous qualities, in his novel ''[[The Highest Science]].'' | *Writer [[Gareth Roberts]] had previously created [[Bubbleshake]], an addictive beverage with dangerous qualities, in his novel ''[[The Highest Science]].'' | ||
*The ''[[w:c:futurama:Futurama|Futurama]]'' episode ''[[w:c:futurama:Fry & the Slurm Factory|Fry & the Slurm Factory]]'' featured [[w:c:futurama:Slurm|Slurm]], another highly addictive drink created from the secretions of an alien creature, in this case the "[[w:c:futurama:Slurm Queen|Slurm Queen]]". | |||
The ''[[w:c:futurama:Futurama|Futurama]]'' episode ''[[w:c:futurama:Fry & the Slurm Factory|Fry & the Slurm Factory]]'' featured [[w:c:futurama:Slurm|Slurm]], another highly addictive drink created from the secretions of an alien creature, in this case the "[[w:c:futurama:Slurm Queen|Slurm Queen]]". | |||
[[Category:Non-alcoholic beverages]] | [[Category:Non-alcoholic beverages]] | ||
