CBS is about to find out if a popular Twitter account can be turned into a profitable TV series. And this isn't just any ordinary Twitter account. This is (Stuff) My Dad Says, a Twitter account by Justin Halpern, who started the account to type up his favorite quotes of the day from conversations with his 74-year-old father.
Sound like a difficult task to put on television? Well, if anyone is up to the task, it's William Shatner. Once you've captained the Star Trek Enterprise, everything else is cake. Shatner won an Emmy for playing an aging lawyer ("Denny Crane.") battling the early stages of Alzheimer's (or perhaps simply mad cow's disease), and while it is unclear how the 140 character tweets will make the transition to television, it's off to a good start with Shatner.
The show will be produced by Will and Grace's Max Mutchnik and David Kohan. In the meantime, feel free to check out the Twitter account, though be prepared for some expletive-laced tweets.