'Shit My Dad Says' Canceled: Justin Halpern's Father Reacts

One would think that, if a network television show based on someone's life was just cancelled, that someone might be very upset. Of course, when that someone got the TV show because he didn't care about things like TV shows, the reaction is a little bit different.

Justin Halpern's Twitter sensation, "Shit My Dad Says," first became a book and then, incredibly, a sitcom on CBS starring none other than William Shatner as his cranky, tough talking father. When he got the news that it was canceled after one season, he called his dad to tell him. His reaction? Hilariously typical, according to the transcript Halpern later posted to his blog.

Here's an excerpt:

.... "You didn't know who it was and you answered the phone with 'Hey. What do you need? I'm busy?," I asked.

"Let's people know not to f*ck around with my time," he said.

"My show got cancelled," I said.

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the line and I wasn't sure if he heard me. I was about to say it again, when he spoke.

"Well. F*ck. Sorry to hear that, son."

"Eh, it's okay. It happens. It was crazy I got a show on the air in the first place."

"Well, I liked it. It was kind of shitty at first, but I thought it got a lot better. You know what show I like? 'Cheers.' That was a good show," he said.

To read the rest, click over to Halpern's blog.

Comments

[Bodie1]

06:14 PM on 05/29/2011

The book was hysterical. What network genius thought it would work on network tv? HBO, Sho, FX would be better venues.

[Davey Johnson]

07:06 AM on 05/22/2011

Great show, one of the few worth watching. Oh well.

[DanoX]

11:32 PM on 05/18/2011

Shatner was hilarious, but the son was completely unlikable. He was just a whiny B.

[benji85]

08:31 PM on 05/18/2011

The overuse of the laugh machine turned me off from the show, especially since it was going off on things not all that funny.

[Kmuzu]

02:20 PM on 05/18/2011

This show had a lot of potential, but from day one - CBS was riding the breaks and squelching creativity and expression. This show would have done so much better (dare I say) on FOX, TBS or the best of all HBO. Where the writers could have gone all out.

CBS and NBC have no idea anymore how to produce anything creative or entertaining anymore.

[Getalifealready]

01:25 PM on 05/18/2011

I loved that show and William Shatner. I thought the ratings were good. Very strange choice for the network to make.

[bradenton]

01:05 PM on 05/18/2011

The show was so not funny.

[webcrawler]

12:34 PM on 05/18/2011

I love the book and love this dad, but never understood how it could translate into a show without the profanity. Never watched it either. I would rather listen to the real person.

[Supersteel]

11:02 AM on 05/18/2011

It got better but never really gelled. i thought the ratings were better though.

[vta]

10:17 AM on 05/18/2011

I love that dad!

[spytheweb]

09:57 AM on 05/18/2011

Was this really a show?

[AngryHarpy]

03:40 AM on 05/18/2011

We need the second coming of Denny Crane!

I've followed the Twitter account from before the show and I've loved William Shatner for ages.

The 'Beep my dad says' just wasn't funny. I need more Boston Legal!

Come on David E. Kelley, hit up HBO for a Boston Legal mini series!

[cameron d]

01:43 AM on 05/18/2011

What a stupid idea for a show.

[planetjeffy]

01:20 AM on 05/18/2011

should have been uncensored on HBO
or better yet, Netflix

[NaNaO321]

02:15 AM on 05/18/2011

agreed. the profanity contributed to at least half of the hilarity. the tv title alone, "Bleep My Dad Says", was so stupid I didn't dare watch a single episode.

[planetjeffy]

02:46 AM on 05/18/2011

fanned...a fan of profanity is a fan of mine

trying to portray the rantings of a foul mouthed old man, which is the charm of the whole thing - is a losing proposal.

Hope he got his money and ran

[Davey Johnson]

07:05 AM on 05/22/2011

Thanks for opining on a show you never watched.

[Jana Tweedy]

12:44 AM on 05/18/2011

I never did watch this show because I didn't see how that hilarious Twitter feed could possibly translate into a show. I wish I would've thought of blogging my mother before she passed away. That woman was the counterpart to this dad.