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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 4.254.81.152 (talk) at 07:46, 13 April 2010 (→Another source for more fictional beer: new section). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

February 2008 comment

Apparently, this page was deleted a year ago. In the deletion debate, someone asked why a page like this is useful. Here's the answer:

i come up with a clever fictional beverage name that i want to use in my comic book, movie/teevee script, video game, or short story. i want to make sure that no one else has used that name in another work of fiction, so i check this list. i want to avoid a situation where someone says "that's pretty funny, but you know they used that drink in episode #943 of The Simpsons, right?"

Creative types need ways to verify that their material is original. Lists like this one and the List of fictional music groups are extremely helpful for mining the vast pool of pop culture data.

On the subject of references: if the article lists Duff Beer, do you need to see a link to a New York Times article that mentions Duff Beer in a Simpsons episode? Citation of the fictional work where the beverage appears is sufficient for this type of article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by SlickVicar (talk • contribs) 14:57, 16 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed layout

I'd like to propose that the page be broadly divided between alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, and that within those divisions products be divided by the media in which they primarily appear (i.e., in print, TV, or film). bd2412 T 21:07, 11 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How about magic beverages? It's hard to know if they contain alcohol. J Alan Smith (talk) 05:52, 12 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Better to have a separate section altogether. Magic beverages rarely appear in non-fantasy fiction except as an absurdity. bd2412 T 06:02, 12 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed criteria for inclusion

I propose the following:

  1. Only include fictional beverages which are either ubiquitous in the work, or pivotal to its plot/story development.
  2. At least one external reference, if even to a print version of the script, indicating the importance of the fictional beverage to the work.
  3. A specific identification of the source, including the first episode in which something appears on TV, with a date.
  4. A paragraph which describes and indicates the importance of the beverage to the work of fiction.

Cheers! bd2412 T 16:44, 12 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have deleted the following, which can be returned to the main page pending addition of sources and indications of importance. bd2412 T 01:17, 14 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Here are two more for which I searched and could not find references. bd2412 T 01:36, 14 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Consider also: Shoggoth's Old Peculiar (From a Neil Gaiman short story) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.60.116.131 (talk) 00:10, 31 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nuka-Cola and Quafe have been added, with proper references. I added them under a new subheading: In games Gieron (talk) 12:02, 27 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Futurama beverages

I moved Slurm and Soylent Cola to the non-alcoholic section. There is nothing that suggests either of these to be alcoholic or intoxicating. Slurm is highly addictive, but that's not really the same thing. Slurm is very likely a reference to Coca Cola, I think Fry even mentions that once. It can also be argued whether Soylent Cola should even be here, it is only mentioned twice in Futurama. But since a Google search does turn out quite a few results I guess we can keep it. Gieron (talk) 12:15, 27 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Another source for more fictional beer

I added Norbeckers from the film Beer, and here: Fictional Beer Brands, one can find tons more, many of which may qualify for the above inclusion criteria. Knock yourself out!

  1. ^ "Philippines: Filipino Students Win Asian Viral Video Contest". MySinchew. August 4, 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-11. The competition required participants to create one-minute long videos that poke fun at a fictional beverage called "Shake Pop," which represents the Shake ... {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference tysha was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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