90210 Reunion: Tori Spelling to Guest in Pilot; Ian Ziering Definitely Wants In

By Kristin Dos Santos May 20, 2008 6:57 PMTags
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The plot thickens! Or at least the cast list for CW's new 90210 spinoff thickens!

Sources close to Big Green tell me that Tori Spelling will join former castmate Jennie Garth in the new series. After asking to guest star on the series, sources tell me that she has been written into the pilot. In that first ep, Tori cameos with a few lines in a brief shopping scene with the girls.

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I'm told that Ian Ziering, aka Steve Saunders, is also very interested in signing on. In fact, I'm hearing that both Tori, Ian and their "people" have been reaching out to producers and the network on a almost daily basis to see where the situation with the show stands!

Awww...the gang's (almost) all here!

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As for Jennie's part in all this, I'm hearing she was originally supposed to be a series regular, but she would only sign on as a recurring character to start. She wants to see how the show does before committing to a specific number of episodes. 

Worth noting: None of the original castmembers wanted to be the first to sign on, but once Jennie went for it, they followed suit. Always a leader, that Kelly!

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From what I'm hearing, many of the original castmembers are expected to make cameos at one point or another. Dare we hope for some Jason Priestley or Luke Perry action while we're here?

Are you excited about Tori and Ian signing up for some guest work of their own? Y/N? Check out the spinoff preview video below, make your most-wanted-guest-appearance pick in our poll below and then post your thoughts about all this 90210 news in the comments!

Poll

90210 Guest Casting

What original 90210 star do you most want to see on the new series?
Shannen Doherty as Brenda Walsh
34.2%
Jason Priestley as Brandon Walsh
14.9%
Gabrielle Carteris as Andrea Zuckerman
1.8%
Luke Perry as Dylan McKay
24.4%
Brian Austin Green as David Silver
8.8%
Joe E. Tata as Nat from the Peach Pit
4.8%
Tiffani Thiessen as Valerie Malone
7.7%
Kathleen Robertson as Clare Arnold
1%
Vanessa Marcil as Gina Kincaid
1.7%
Lindsay Price as Janet Sosna
0.8%