Around the Net

CBS: From Twitter To Sitcom

CBS has OK'd a pilot based on the tweets of an agry 74-year-old man. William Shatner is set to play him in the production based on Justin Halpern's Twitter account called "Stuff My Dad Says." It's unclear how CBS will adapt the actually profane Twitter title. Halpern is co-penning the show about his cranky dad with long-time writing partner Patrick Schumacker.

The Twitter account has passed 1 million followers. By some accounts, it was the first profile on Twitter to reach such a milestone without the help of Twitter's prized suggested users list -- though Halpern's page has made it onto the newest list. It entered big-time TV when Will and Grace's" Max Mutchnik and David Kohan signed on to produce the show.

Read the whole story at Los Angeles Times »

Next story loading loading..