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"Shit my dad says" from Twitter on TV

36 points by cake 16y ago

greyman 16y ago
I like that twitter stream, there is some poetry and uniqueness in it, and it can be even considered as a new literary genre. BTW, don't you know more sites like SMDS? (different content, some format).
- ulvund 16y ago
  For people interested in football there was the fake Lucas Leiva of Liverpool FC which was hilarious, but now banned.
rms 16y ago
William Shatner is playing the dad? This show is actually going to work.
- jim_dot 16y ago
  Yeah I kinda groaned when I saw they were making this, but saw Shatner is playing the dad and now I'm excited.
  - stcredzero 16y ago
    Actually, Shatner is the consummate master at making one groan, in the way that one's parents often do.
wyclif 16y ago
The story here, to me, is that CBS picked it up. If it were on cable, they wouldn't have to re-write the title. Then again, if it were on cable, I'm sure the deal wouldn't have been that great.
ck2 16y ago
This could have been an awesome segment on Conan but a full show? Hmm, I will have to watch and see. Is the real-life dad getting a cut of this for his IP?
- jedc 16y ago
  Stranger things have happened. I remember when I heard that there was going to be a reality show featuring Ozzy Osbourne and his family, which seemed totally nuts at the time.
  - boredguy8 16y ago
    To be fair, it still is nuts.
    - stcredzero 16y ago
      That's what's so good about it!
hugothefrog 16y ago
For reference, since I had to google for it: http://twitter.com/shitmydadsays http://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
cake 16y ago
I'm pretty amazed that he gets his own TV show thanks to Twitter. He found one of the few useful use cases of Twitter. He also did a "Ask me anything" on reddit http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/9pqjl/i_am_justin_from_shitmydadsays/ http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/9pqjl/i_am_justin_from... I'm still wondering if his dad is actually saying those tweets or if he's just a good writer.
- marknutter 16y ago
  Landing a TV show on CBS is what you've identified as a useful case of Twitter?
arbitraryperson 16y ago
"When a voice is so strong and distinct in 140 characters, you can see great potential for what it could be in a 22-minute episode." Not sure I agree with this logic.
- sp332 16y ago
  Wow, a lot of TV shows make way more sense now!
RyanMcGreal 16y ago
I'm sad to hear that they didn't cast Alan Arkin as the dad. The question is: what happens when a smart, pithy collection of short statements uttered by an old man and documented by his loving son gets taken over by the writers' guild and turned into sitcom boilerplate?
marknutter 16y ago
Without the swearing, this show will suck. Wait, I'm sure it would suck either way. Anybody remember the Geico Caveman show folly?

36 points by cake 16y ago

I like that twitter stream, there is some poetry and uniqueness in it, and it can be even considered as a new literary genre. BTW, don't you know more sites like SMDS? (different content, some format).

ulvund 16y ago
For people interested in football there was the fake Lucas Leiva of Liverpool FC which was hilarious, but now banned.

rms 16y ago

William Shatner is playing the dad? This show is actually going to work.

jim_dot 16y ago
Yeah I kinda groaned when I saw they were making this, but saw Shatner is playing the dad and now I'm excited.
- stcredzero 16y ago
  Actually, Shatner is the consummate master at making one groan, in the way that one's parents often do.

wyclif 16y ago

The story here, to me, is that CBS picked it up. If it were on cable, they wouldn't have to re-write the title. Then again, if it were on cable, I'm sure the deal wouldn't have been that great.

ck2 16y ago

This could have been an awesome segment on Conan but a full show? Hmm, I will have to watch and see. Is the real-life dad getting a cut of this for his IP?

jedc 16y ago
Stranger things have happened. I remember when I heard that there was going to be a reality show featuring Ozzy Osbourne and his family, which seemed totally nuts at the time.
- boredguy8 16y ago
  To be fair, it still is nuts.
  - stcredzero 16y ago
    That's what's so good about it!

hugothefrog 16y ago

For reference, since I had to google for it: http://twitter.com/shitmydadsays http://twitter.com/shitmydadsays

cake 16y ago

I'm pretty amazed that he gets his own TV show thanks to Twitter. He found one of the few useful use cases of Twitter. He also did a "Ask me anything" on reddit http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/9pqjl/i_am_justin_from_shitmydadsays/ http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/9pqjl/i_am_justin_from... I'm still wondering if his dad is actually saying those tweets or if he's just a good writer.

marknutter 16y ago
Landing a TV show on CBS is what you've identified as a useful case of Twitter?

arbitraryperson 16y ago

"When a voice is so strong and distinct in 140 characters, you can see great potential for what it could be in a 22-minute episode." Not sure I agree with this logic.

sp332 16y ago
Wow, a lot of TV shows make way more sense now!

RyanMcGreal 16y ago

I'm sad to hear that they didn't cast Alan Arkin as the dad. The question is: what happens when a smart, pithy collection of short statements uttered by an old man and documented by his loving son gets taken over by the writers' guild and turned into sitcom boilerplate?

marknutter 16y ago

Without the swearing, this show will suck. Wait, I'm sure it would suck either way. Anybody remember the Geico Caveman show folly?