The magnificently funny Twitter feed, “shitmydadsays” is being made into a television comedy.
Maxim.com editor Justin Halpern, 29, started the Twitter account after moving back in with parents. He had already landed a book deal with Harper Collins for the rampant success of foul-mouthed witticisms by his 72-year-old father, when he got the TV deal with CBS.
The show is getting serious treatment, being produced by Will & Grace creators, David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, and will be written by Halpern and Patrick Schumacker.
Unfortunately, the show will not be called Shit My Dad Says.
Shitmydadsays is the second newsfeed style Internet property to land a TV deal. TextsFromLastNight, which has exploded in popularity, having exposure on Facebook, Twitter and its own independent website, also has a TV deal in progress. Fox is developing TFLN.
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