Jason Priestley

After seeing how producers wove Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty into the new 90210, naturally fans wondered when the rest of the Beverly Hills, 90210 gang would stop by. TVGuide.com caught up with Jason Priestley at a CW reception at the Kokomo Café, aka the new Peach Pit, to talk about the 90210 episode he's directing (he's also directed five episodes of Secret Life of the American Teenager this season), and what would convince him to reprise the role of Brandon Walsh on the new show. Priestley also reports that we shouldn't plan on seeing Luke Perry's Dylan McKay on the show any time soon.

His name is still Brandon.

Though Jason Priestley is keeping himself behind the camera as the director of an upcoming episode of the CW's 90210, he hasn’t denied himself playing a Brandon all together. In fact, the BH90210 alum will don his famous moniker for a guest gig on NBC's My Name Is Earl.

As first reported by Access Hollywood, Priestley will play Brandon, Earl's better-looking and more successful cousin, whom we first meet in a flashback to Earl and Joy's first wedding anniversary. On that memorable day, viewers will learn, Earl discovered that prior to his marriage, Joy had a steamy affair with his cousin.

Priestley's Earl visit marks his first on-camera work since the short-lived Lifetime series Side Order of Life.

Jason Priestley only has one request for when he gets behind the camera to direct an upcoming 90210 episode.

"I just hope that Jennie [Garth]’s in the episode that I do, or that Shannen [Doherty]’s there," the actor told Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS-FM radio show. "That’d be fun for me."

Not mention, just like the old times as Priestley sat in the director's chair 18 times for the original Beverly Hills 90210. Eighteen seems to be the actor's lucky number as that's the episode of the season he will direct in the spring.

"I’m really looking forward to it," he said. "It’s going to be ...
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