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If you haven’t been following Shit My Dad Says on Twitter up until now, you’ve been missing out, it’s one of my favorite Twitter feeds by far. It’s some of the funniest stuff I’ve read in a while, and from the first time I saw it, I thought THIS WOULD MAKE A GREAT SITCOM! There’s nothing funnier than a guy with a grouchy old dad who says funny shit on TV. Who was funnier than the dad in Everybody Loves Raymond?
If you don’t know what the story is, it’s basically just like it says in the photo. Justin lives with his 73 year old dad who says so much funny shit, he felt the need to share it on Twitter. Over the past months he’s racked up over 1 million followers and is now about to see none other than DENNY CRANE (or Captain Kirk if you’re nasty) bringing his dear ol’ dad’s famous one liners to televisions screens everywhere.
If you don’t know who Denny Crane is, you are also missing out. Check out this video for a small example.
I think if anyone is able to play a cynical old man who lets whatever comes in his mind roll off his tongue, it’s William Shatner. His role of Denny Crane alone proves that. I’m a big fan of his and am really excited that he’s getting another show. I’ve missed him since Boston Legal went off the air.
The scoop according to ONTD:
Twitter sensation Shit My Dad Says is becoming a TV pilot with William Shatner set to play the larger-than-life dad at the center of it.
The casting of Shatner lifts the contingency on CBS’ multicamera family comedy project based on the Twitter account, which has enlisted more than 1.16 million followers since launching in August and has made its creator, Justin Halpern, an Internet star.The pilot, executive produced by “Will & Grace” creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, was originally set up at CBS with a script commitment in November. Now, with Shatner on board, it has been greenlighted to pilot.
Halpern co-penned the script with Patrick Schumacker. Halpern and Schumacker co-exec produce the Warner Bros. TV-produced project.Halpern, 29, 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 made by his 73-year-old father during their daily conversations.
Shatner most recently starred on ABC’s legal dramedy “Boston Legal,” winning an Emmy for playing Denny Crane.
He also won an Emmy for playing the character in a guest tint to “Boston Legal’s” predecessor, “The Practice.”
Have you been following Justin on Twitter? Are you a fan? Will you be tuning in to check out the pilot?
I know I will be. I’m eagerly awaiting this one!
Maybe I’m too cynical, but I call bullsh!t on this guy. Anyone remember Lonelygirl15? I’m willing to bet the whole thing was planned from the get-go as a viral marketing campaign.
I thought that too at one point but I don’t think that’s the case. I fell for that Lonelygirl15, I even wrote about it on here! Do a search for Lonelygirl and you’ll see that I posted about how great it was and then ranted after finding out it wasn’t real. Pissed me off.
Anyway, I don’t think this is fake because it would have been outed the same as Lonelygirl15 was. All that fake stuff comes to light eventually and I dare say the network would have checked it out. They’d be stupid to make a show out of something they made up because people WILL find out eventually.
Speaking of funny old farts on TV, I liked Jerry Stiller’s character on King of Queens. That old man said some funny shit.
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I thought of him too and almost wrote about it but didn’t want to go off on a tangent about TV dads. Plus, I wasn’t sure how many people watch King of Queens (I love that show). He was funny in Seinfeld too!
OMGOOOOOOODNESS I LOVE THIS!!
Yep, I’ve been following “Shit” and we were faithful watchers of Boston Legal. Karel sometimes still walks around throwing out “Denny Crane” like he has Tourettes. I watched Star Trek o so long ago too (reruns, not the first run!!..lol).
I do that too! My husband only watched it sometimes so he knows what I’m doing when I do it, but he never joins in. That show was awesome! DENNY CRANE!