This season two Twitter memes, Sh*t My Dad Says and Texts from Last Night, have been picked up by broadcasting networks to be aired as half-hour mainstream television series. While the creators of these memes are likely overjoyed with the amount of money they have the potential to make, how excited is the rest of the Internet?

Many people who post material on the Internet may want it to stay on the Internet. Justin Halpern, the creator of Sh*t My Dad Says, however, is probably completely comfortable with his content being presented to a mainstream audience. It brings more attention, as there are demographics who don’t use the Internet often but watch network television.

In the case of these two memes, the journey to television will necessitate some changes to the content. Sh*t My Dad Says will elaborate on the character of the obnoxious but hilarious father seen in many sitcoms by making him the focal point. Many of his quotes are quite vulgar, however, and can’t possibly be taken to TV verbatim. Texts from Last Night, too, is often vulgar, as well as revealing the many unscrupulous activities of its anonymous contributors. It won’t be easy to represent a lot of them accurately and still be TV friendly.

The Internet allows for a far greater degree of freedom than television. It will be interesting to see how far this trend continues, as some viewers may find the TV versions of such material unsatisfactory after some of the edge has been taken off.