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Date Posted: 05:22:51 05/02/24 Thu
Author: Curious
Author Host/IP: 49.196.255.2
Subject: Re: Story Inspiration Sources (A familiar old plot)
In reply to: Curious 's message, "Story Inspiration Sources (Second Relaunch)" on 05:12:26 05/02/24 Thu

In the 1970s there was a TV series called 'Doomwatch', one episode called 'The Devil's Sweets' involves a plotline that got used by at least a couple of smoking fetish fiction authors (BlackLungLover ('Ms. Marvel') & hotelcalifornia14 ('Sisterhood of the Smoker Babes'))

As from Wikipedia:

"While on the way to work, secretary Pat Hunnisett takes a free promotional chocolate from a group of girls on the street. Meanwhile, at the Doomwatch office, Quist and his team are investigating the sudden increase in the country's smokers, and are surprised when Pat arrives and lights up a cigarette for the first time in five years. Quist suspects that there could be a link between the promotional chocolates and 'Checker Board' cigarettes, whose recent sales are doing unexpectedly well. Should subliminal advertising be allowed?"

The episode itself can be found on Dailymotion...

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8lps3j

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  • Re: Story Inspiration Sources (Eighteen Ideas) -- Curious, 04:57:44 05/05/24 Sun
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