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Twitter me this: William Shatner lives on in 'Sh*tmydadsays' TV show for CBS

By April MacIntyre Feb 20, 2010, 22:44 GMT

William Shatner - © Janet Mayer / PR Photos

Legendary actor and comedic genius William Shatner is stepping into the white hot "Shit My Dad Says" TV show based on the Twitter account of Justin Halpern, whose Twitter bio reads: "I'm 29. I live with my 74-year-old dad. He is awesome. I just write down shit that he says."

The account of Justin's recorded musings of his crotchety dad have become one of the most followed Twiter feeds, at almost 1.2 million people (many celebrities) following the elder Halpern, who says this about Valentine's day: "Nah, we don't celebrate it. Don't know who St. Valentine was, don't give a shit, and doubt he wants people screwing in his memory." 

"Boston Legal" star, THE one and only Captain James Kirk, William Shatner, is set to play the larger-than-life dad who delivers the cracking lines.

The pilot, executive produced by "Will & Grace" creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, was brought to CBS with a script commitment in November. With Capt. Kirk at the helm, it's a go.

Halpern co-penned the script with Patrick Schumacker. Halpern and Schumacker co-exec produce the Warner Bros. TV-produced project whose title is expected to change when hitting the air.

Backstory:

Twitter mogul and writer Justin Halpern, 29, had to move back in with his parents in San Diego, and on Aug. 3 he launched Shit My Dad Says, a Twitter feed featuring colorful comments made by his elderly father during their daily conversations.

Some choice excerpts from shitmydadsays:

# "Might not do a damn bit of good, but tell people to donate to Haiti on your twitter thing." TEXT "Haiti" to 90999 to donate 10$    10:46 AM Jan 14th   from web
 
"No presents goddamit. I'm turning 74. I don't need you to commemorate that with a f*cking Barnes and Noble gift card." 2:42 PM Jan 11th from web

"Been thinking for a while, and I'd say there's 1.5 pounds of shit in the dog. Tried to get the vet to weigh a sack of it. No dice." 12:02 PM Jan 9th from web
 
"I'm just gonna be me and they can go f*ck themselves...Don't care, that's the only attitude you can have when you go to the DMV." 11:52 AM Jan 5th from web

"Universe is 14 billion years old. Seems silly to celebrate one year. Be like having a f*cking parade every time i take a piss." 3:10 PM Jan 1st from web
 
“Yes I got him a gift. He had a kidney stone. You piss a rock through your pecker, you deserve more than just a pat on the f*cking back." 10:24 AM Dec 28th, 2009 from web
 
"You can watch the house while I'm gone. Just don't call me unless something's on fire, and don't screw in my bed." 12:11 PM Dec 24th, 2009 from web