This post contains details from the first two episodes ofDaveSeason 3.
CanDave Burdfind true love in a sea of Lil Dicky fans?
Daveco-creatorJeff Schafferposed the question as he discussed the themes of theFXXseries third season, which debuted Wednesday.
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What does it say about him?
And can he change it?
Does he like it?
Is he now stuck in this thing that hes made?
Hes now getting more and more famous.
Is he becoming famous the way he wants to be?
Were not doing it as some sort of allegory.
Hes really talking about it, which I think is remarkably brave and responsible in a weird way.
He rushes towards it with his unbridled enthusiasm.
Its like Dude, nothings real on this tour.
Theyre here to see Lil Dicky.
Youre not gonna find a soulmate, Schaffer said.
It was only a matter of time beforeDavestarted grappling with fame.
Yes, that is the real ad.
And yes, they are out of business, Schaffer confirmed.)
Burds version of events ends with him being the 33rd wheel at a dinner before a school dance.
As it turns out, the moment went down quite similarly in the writers room, according to Schaffer.
And he was talking to us about it.
And its like, Wait, you guys dated afterwards?
But we cant forget who were dealing with here.
This is Dave Burd aka Lil Dicky.
The slightly self-centered and always awkward rapper who made a career out of his deficiencies.
He was just a stress monster, Schaffer said.
This is a much more fun season.
Theres not intra-gang squabbling.
Theyre all in it together, going to places theyve never been before.
Dave is more than willing to pick up that slack, he said.
Its worth remembering, the series is inspired by Burds own life.
Eventually, everything becomes a bit.
Right before we can shoot it, were setting up and a guy gets pulled over by the cops.
There are four buildings in Piru.
He gets pulled over in front of ours.
Its the longest, slowest DUI, Schaffer said.
We cant do anything.
You cant ask the police to just move around the shop.
Maybe that encounter will end up in Season 4.
New episodes of Dave debut on FXX on Wednesdays and will be available to stream next day onHulu.
