The author of the @shhdontellsteve (SDTS) Twitter account - which chronicles the life of the writer's unknowing (and hilarious) buffoon of a roommate, Steve - came forward today about his Hollywood experience.
A little background: similar to the story of the (now flailing) CBS show "Sh*t My Dad Says," SDTS is a Twitter account that amassed a cult-like following - to the point that Hollywood took notice. Late last year, CBS came calling once again to pursue a sitcom based on the SDTS story.
Since that time the SDTS Twitter account has gone radio silent- presumably to work out a deal, script, pilot etc... That silence was broken today when the author (name unknown) Tweeted a series of entries explaning what happened (spoiler alert: not a happy Hollywood ending).
The Tweets follow (in chronological order):
Here is how I went to LA, Steve almost became a “gigantic” national icon, I ate a Pinks Chili Dog and never met Ashton Kutcher in 14 tweets
Get a call from an Agent that wants to turn my Steve feed into a sitcom. I’m told we can “deal with all the legal Steve related stuff” later
Flown to LA where the Agent tells me that my feed is “genius” because they have nightmare roommates in China. Show can “go global”
Meet 2 Writer Dudes who take me to Pinks. They’re cool. They buy me two chili dogs and a grape soda. Talk about Steve being a national icon
Show idea sells to CBS. Everybody wants to see a picture of Steve. My “character” is a fussy anthropologist who lives with his buddy Steve
Agent takes me to Clippers game. He spends whole game sexting a “D-girl” and one of the actresses from “Army Wives” Blake Griffin amazing
Debate if I should let Steve in on it. Agent tells me not to worry. Says we can always change his name to “Roy” Says show will be “gigantic”
Writer Dudes take me to a cocktail party where I meet Victoria Justice and "Ned Ryerson" from Groundhog Day (a high point for me)
My Dad asks if my life is like “Entourage”. I say no. He’s disappointed. Asks if I've been offered cocaine. Said no. He didn't believe me
Writers do good job w/ script. Make me fussier then I am. Shelly says it’s dead on but objects to her character having secret crush on mine
Get taken to a Hollywood club by the Fat Sex guy in AmPie Beta House (what up @ !) Fail to make out with my blogger crush @
Wonder if I’m ever going to meet Ashton Kutcher. I’m told he thinks my feed is funny but he seems to be in Europe a lot
CBS doesn’t pick up show. Everybody is very cool about it. Turning Steve into Gigantic Global Icon is firmly back in ’s court
Oh, and Steve still doesn't know. Thinks I was in LA writing a research article for what he calls "a nerd science magazine nobody reads"
Final note on LA Saga: In last phone call with Agent, he made me promise that he gets "first crack" at Party Spy if Steve ever finishes it
We're sad there's no Hollywood happy ending (yet), but there's one thing we do know - we're still 100% #SteveNation.
P.S. we think this would make for a great movie - so you never know....
P.P.S who's the creepy sexting agent????
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