CBS has picked up a comedy project based on the Twitter account, which has enlisted more than 700,000 followers since launching in August and has made its creator, Justin Halpern, an Internet star.
“Will & Grace” creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick are on board to executive produce and supervise the writing for the multicamera family comedy, which Halpern will co-pen with Patrick Schumacker. Halpern and Schumacker will also co-exec produce the Warner Bros. TV-produced project, which has received a script commitment.
The comedy’s title will change if it gets on the air.
Halpern, 28, had moved back in with his parents in San Diego, and on Aug. 3 he launched “Shit My Dad Says,” a Twitter feed featuring colorful — often profane — comments and pearls of wisdom made by his 73-year-old father during their daily conversations.
A couple of personal favorites:
“Nobody is that important. They eat, shit, and screw, just like you. Maybe not shit like you, you got those stomach problems.”
“I like the dog. If he can’t eat it, or fuck it, he pisses on it. I can get behind that.”
“You worry too much. Eat some bacon… What? No, I got no idea if it’ll make you feel better, I just made too much bacon.”
“Does anyone your age know how to comb their fucking hair? It looks like two squirrels crawled on their head and started fucking.”
“I think the baby shit….Well, I’m smelling shit right now, so if it ain’t the baby, one of you has a big fucking problem.”
At first I had to roll my eyes when I read this…and then I looked at some of his comments and I was hooked.
Sounds like a winner.
Expect it to be canceled during the filming of the pilot episode.
I’ve been following his tweets for a while. It’s good for a laugh every once in a while.
Wow, something worth reading on Twitter, it was bound to happen.
I love @shitmydadsays. A recent favourite:
“That woman was sexy…Out of your league? Son. Let women figure out why they won’t screw you, don’t do it for them.”
Good stuff- “I’m having a Makers Mark, you want one? What? 7up? I ain’t mixing fucking makers with 7up. Might as well put a lil’ fucking umbrella in it”
Imagine watching The Aristocrats or Pulp Fiction on network TV. Part of the schtick and the character is the language. Changing the word “shit” to “poop” from a 73 year old man is not going to be the same.
“All In The Family” would be a very different show if it were made today due to the changes they would make in Archies character.
Fortunately and unfortunately Norman Leer is responsible for all the tell-it-like-it-is shows now. “All in the Family” led the way and now we are all paying for, er, enjoying it.