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In the summer of 2019, American musician, animator, and YouTuber, Devin Millar, under his [[Finder Lurker]] alias had created 21 videos of what "modernized" advertisements for the now-defunct coffee-flavored energy drink company [[K-fee]] would’ve looked like. These commercials are similar to the [[K-fee commercials|original advertisements]] the company had originally made.
In the summer of 2019, American musician, animator, and YouTuber Devin Millar, under his [[Finder Lurker]] alias had created 21 videos of what "modernized" advertisements for the now-defunct coffee-flavored energy drink company [[K-fee]] would’ve looked like. These commercials are similar to the [[K-fee commercials|original advertisements]] the company had originally made.


Devin claimed they were official but this was proven to be false. Devin did the editing, filming, narration, and even is the monster all himself.  
Devin claimed they were official but this was proven to be false. Devin did the editing, filming, narration, and even is the monster all himself.  
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* The Buddha statue from the "Light" version of the "Concert" advertisement is a direct nod to the Buddha advertisement from the official commercials.
* The Buddha statue from the "Light" version of the "Concert" advertisement is a direct nod to the Buddha advertisement from the official commercials.
* Due to the rather advanced nature of the advertisements, unlike a lot of other K-fee parodies, many K-fee fans had actually believed the advertisements were official. They are even treated as such among the community.
* Due to the rather advanced nature of the advertisements, unlike a lot of other K-fee parodies, many K-fee fans had actually believed the advertisements were official. They are even treated as such among the community.
* According to Devin, the ads were actually made in 2016 but became lost in his hard drive for a while.
* According to Devin, the background footage took in 2016.
* There is a small rumor that these advertisements were originally on the K-fee official site, and that they were deleted, but this was never proven. The website went defunct in 2013 also.
* There is a small rumor that these advertisements were originally on the K-fee official site, and that they were deleted, but this was never proven. The website went defunct in 2011 also.
* This is the only series of screamers Devin did where he did not do the scream himself to match the likeness of the original advertisements and keep the same spirit and atmosphere.
* This is the only series of screamers Devin did where he did not do the scream himself to match the likeness of the original advertisements and keep the same spirit and atmosphere.
* A running gag throughout the creation of these advertisements was "recipe" being misspelled as "recipie".
* A running gag throughout the creation of these advertisements was "recipe" being misspelled as "recipie".
* Originally Devin was going to use all of his friends as unique monsters for each video, but this was scrapped.
* Originally Devin was going to use all of his friends as unique monsters for each video, but this was scrapped.
* Also according to Devin, the hardest part of the whole thing was animating the can with the heart beat.
* Prior to 2021, all of the new commercial parodies had a 2D animated can of K-fee at the end showcasing the product, and now it has a CG can of K-fee instead along with re-recordings of the narrators.
* Prior to 2021, all of the new commercial parodies had a 2D animated can of K-fee at the end showcasing the product, and now it has a CG can of K-fee instead along with re-recordings of the narrators.
* On 8th June 2021, Devin uploaded a compilation of the original K-Fee commercials from 2004 to the Finder Lurker channel, with the jumpscares featuring his ghost-like monsters in place of the usual zombie and gargoyle.
* On 8th June 2021, Devin uploaded a compilation of the original K-Fee commercials from 2004 to the Finder Lurker channel, with the jumpscares featuring his ghost-like monsters in place of the usual zombie and gargoyle.
* Devin narrates the commercials in a British accent to match the fact that the K-fee ads were largely aired there for the English-speaking audience.
==Links==
==Links==
<u>NOTE</u>: The following videos contain... okay, you get the point.
<u>NOTE</u>: The following videos contain... okay, you get the point.