From Twitter to Screen

First it was stage to screen. Then, with the Cosby Show in the 80's through Rosanne and Ray Romano in the 90's, TV brought in a swarm of comedians to entertain us on the boob tube. After that, shows were stocked with sketch comedy and improvisation superstars...and still are.

But then Hollywood began looking to the internet and latched on to seemingly mundane writings gone insanely popular. Julia Powell blogged about cooking her way through Julia Child's cookbook and it blossomed into a movie starring Meryl Streep. ...and this fall, we could see the very first Twitter account turned TV show among projects hoping to tidy up sweeps week competition.

Justin Halpern, the guy behind the man who says the funny things that Justin Tweets, describes himself thusly: "I'm 29. I live with my 74-year-old dad. He is awesome. I just write down shit that he says."

He did just that, Tweeting the pearls of widsom, aptly dubbed "Sh*t My Dad Says," that bought him a ticket to Pilot-mania.

...and I have to admit, they're pretty winning. But enough to win him a spot in the fall line up? Only time will tell.  Rest assured, though, Halpern's not going to let the sudden success go to his head...at least not if his dad has anything to say about it:

Chime in with your thoughts on shitmydadsays and more! Check out the post on this season's pilots-in-the-running and comment on your picks:  Pilot Poll - What's YOUR Eye on for Fall?