William Shatner to Lead TV Series Based off Twitter User “Sh!t My Dad Says”

[WyldeMan45]

I posted some info about this in my https://forum.blu-ray.com/television...n-arrival.html thread, but being a big fan of the Sh*tMyDadSays twitter, I can't see how the hell this will work as a show. For anybody who has even read the fantastic and hilarious lines from Sam, knows this could never work. Anybody else looking for some great one liners? Check out the official twitter for Sam........sh*tmydadsays



THR reports that William Shatner has signed on to star in the TV series adaptation of the popular Twitter account, Sh*tMyDadSays. The account was started by Justin Halpern who had moved back in with his parents and then tweeted the colorful and profane statements made by his 73-year-old father. I’ve read the feed but don’t find it funny. It’s an old guy cursing. It’s not even clever cursing or offensive observations.

But THR classifies the father as “larger-than-life” and Shatner has always been adept at playing those kinds of characters. With Shatner now attached, CBS has given the greenlight to a pilot. I still think this show is an awful idea, especially since A) it’s CBS so the cursing part is out already, and B) as much as I love How I Met Your Mother, CBS refuses to let its sitcoms give up the laugh track so essentially it sounds like they’re doing a shitty, half-assed remake of All in the Family.

[Mumps]

Ok, I have been following that Twitter feed for a long time, I love it. Whenever the guy posts more, it's a great laugh. I don't know how they could make a TV show out of it though... I mean, there isn't THAT much material to get from the Twitter feed, and although I do think there is enough to develop the Dad's character, and as much as I believe Shatner is the man for the job, the Dad is just too blunt, profane, and offensive for a family network... It would be great as say... a season of 5min episodes, that were aired on a network that allows that sort of language and outright offensiveness.

However, I applaud Shatner for going this far with it though. It's just such a silly idea that whenever the pilot airs, I will be in front of my TV watching!

[Nerdkiller likes BD]

OH MY GOD, why has Twitter just rose from the ranks and gotten to this state for no real reason? Why? Just why? Not saying that the show will be bad but seeing the pointless social networking site gotten this far after its popularity skyrocketed over the last year just baffles me.

[Galactus]

"Don't mess with him...Trust me, you don't **** with a man that sleeps next to a woman he never screws. They're unpredictable."

[WyldeMan45]

Originally Posted by Blu Blood

"Don't mess with him...Trust me, you don't **** with a man that sleeps next to a woman he never screws. They're unpredictable."

My favorite is the one in my sig, lol. But seriously CBS refuses to ditch the laugh track, there is nothing more annoying than a laugh track. It ruined Two and a Half Men for me, I just can't enjoy anything that tells me whats supposed to be funny.

[plong]

I didn't know that was a Twitter account, but I've friended the facebook page. I'll be interested to see what they do with it...

[WyldeMan45]

They could have atleast called it Shat My Dad Says, considering who the lead is after all.

William Shatner: CBS should call my show …

A critic at press tour to William Shatner, here for his upcoming CBS sitcom "$#*! My Dad Says": "With your old-fashioned sensibilities, wouldn't you love for them to change the title?"

Shatner: "Do you know what I wish? I wish they would call it 'Shit [My Dad Says]' (critics clapping). I've got grandchildren. I brought up three girls. They've all got kids. Okay? And you say 'Boopy doo-doo, you've got to make poo-poo. Come on. Make poo-poo in the toilet.' Eventually, 'poo-poo' becomes 'shit.' 'Go take a shit, and you'll feel better.' You say that to your kids. The word 'shit' is around us. It isn't a terrible term. It's a natural function. Why are we pus*yfooting?"

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[fatediesel]

It's kind of odd that they're still showing Ryan Devlin in the $#*! My Dad Says promos. I was watching The Big Bang Theory and saw a preview for the show and Devlin was still prominently featured. The show starts in a month and a half and they don't have footage with the new son? This show looks awful and the original pilot was supposedly horrible (CBS admitted it) but I fear this show could make it because of it's strong lead-in and fairly weak competition (Outsourced, Bones, My Generation).

[Gamma_Winstead]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

It's kind of odd that they're still showing Ryan Devlin in the $#*! My Dad Says promos. I was watching The Big Bang Theory and saw a preview for the show and Devlin was still prominently featured. The show starts in a month and a half and they don't have footage with the new son? This show looks awful and the original pilot was supposedly horrible (CBS admitted it) but I fear this show could make it because of it's strong lead-in and fairly weak competition (Outsourced, Bones, My Generation).

Bones is the strongest show that night (in the time period). It's not weak. TBBT will do better obviously. But 30 Rock is at 8:30 not Outsourced.

[fatediesel]

Originally Posted by gamma626

Bones is the strongest show that night (in the time period). It's not weak. TBBT will do better obviously. But 30 Rock is at 8:30 not Outsourced.

That's right, I forgot 30 Rock had been moved, although it's not exactly a rating juggernaut. Bones has always been a solid performer but it has a different demographic than Sh!t My Dad Says. Bones definitely is not weak, I was referring to the time slot in general as fairly weak, because the NBC shows don't get huge ratings and ABC is trying a new show (My Generation) in that slot and there's no way of knowing how well it will do, although it hasn't gotten much buzz.