Hollywood will look for inspiration anywhere but a Twitter account being turned into a television show might just be a first.

American television network CBS has announced it has given the green light to a show based on the popular Twitter account @shitmydadsays.

William Shatner to play feisty father. Credit:Getty

The premise for the Twitter feed is simple, a twenty-something guy moved in with his outspoken elderly father and started tweeting the 74-year-old's ribald wisdom and comments. Examples include:

"I didn't say you were ugly. I said your girlfriend is better looking than you, and standing next to her, you look ugly."