William Shatner to Play Dad in Shit My Dad Says

Network just wants to offend people, prez says

(NEWSER) - Well, that didn’t take long: The Parents Television Council is, in a not entirely shocking move, protesting new CBS show $#*! My Dad Says. The decision to include an expletive—albeit a bleeped expletive—in the name of the sitcom demonstrates the network’s “contempt for families and the public” as well as a “desire to shock and offend,” says the Council president. More»

It's sort of like the roommate version of $#*! My Dad Says

(NEWSER) - Fresh off the premiere of its first Twitter-based comedy, CBS is developing another. The network acquired a script deal for Shh … Don’t Tell Steve, based on a Twitter feed about a guy secretly tweeting everything his slob of a roommate does (sample: “Steve, just now, yelling from our bathroom: ‘Total Asparagus pee bro! Come smell!’”). The network's first Twitcom, $#*! My Dad Says , premiered last week. Steve will be produced by Twitter king Ashton Kutcher , according to the Hollywood Reporter . More»

Maybe your embarrassing parents can help you land a TV deal

(NEWSER) - Easter and Passover are coming up, which means more embarrassing incidents at family get-together, plus a silver lining: You could potentially score a book deal. Chris Mathias, writing for Nerve , lists five blogs based on “familial eccentricities” that have scored their creators some cash—or at least some popularity:

• Shit My Dad Says : Moving back in with your parents doesn’t suck so bad when your 73-year-old father’s hilarious utterings end up getting you a TV show—starring William Shatner, no less.
• Tiny Art Director : An artist’s 5-year-old daughter offers harsh critiques of his work, often involving the addition of dinosaurs or dragons. The book will be out soon.

Spencer Pratt's New Year's resolution should be to shut up

(NEWSER) - Thanks to Twitter, you can now spend your day following Paris Hilton’s every move—or, more importantly, reading each and every one of Spencer Pratt’s shout-outs to himself. PopEater names eight celebs who should really step away from the Twitter:

• Al Roker: Didn’t expect to see him on this list, did you? But the weather man uses Twitter to talk about…the weather. Boooooring.
• Britney Spears: For the love of Pete, Britney, stop using your Twitter to push products and start using it to bitch about your dad or dish on some of your famous exes.

Son's lucrative exploitation also includes book deal

(NEWSER) - Move over, Al Bundy: A project based @shitmydadsays, the Twitter feed engineered by the son of a cantankerous father, has been picked up by CBS. The creators of Will and Grace are on board as executive producers, with that selfsame transcriber of a son taking writing duties. The microblog’s title will change once on-air, the Hollywood Reporter adds, helpfully. More»