Shannen Doherty News

Jason Priestley has signed on to direct at least one episode of 90210.

While the exact date of it, along with the story lines it will focus on, are unknown, the actor recently reacted to a 90210 rumor making the rounds; namely, that Brenda will be given a terminal illness.

"Oh my goodness! This is all news to me, but that's fantastic," Priestley said of the possibility. "Wow, that [would be] awesome. No, they haven't given me anything yet. I don't even know if the episode is written yet! But I love those rumors. That's juicy stuff."

Should 90210 kill off Brenda? Jason Priestley seems to think so.

Brenda was nowhere to be seen on this week's episode of 90210.

And that may be something fans need to get used to, as Michael Ausiello is reporting that Shannen Doherty has turned down the chance to extend her stay on the series. She'll be on three more episodes and that's it.

"They asked me to do a lot more," Doherty said, but "I'm in the middle of pitching a show, [so] I couldn't commit to more than [I did]."

Conversely, Kelly isn't going anywhere for awhile (which is good; she's got a four-year old to look after!): Jennie Garth has agreed to film five episodes beyond the six she had originally agreed to. We wonder if this means her romance with Ryan Matthews (Ryan Eggold) will really take off.

Are you sad to see Shannen do? Are you glad Jennie is staying?

Might another sibling join the character of Erin Silver - sorry, just "Silver" - on 90210?

In a new interview with Us Weekly, Shanne Doherty was asked what former cast member she'd like to see on the new series. Her answer?

"Brian Austin Green!" the actress said. "I adore Brian, and we’ve always had a really strong relationship."

Doherty added that she can't stop watching the actor - who played David Silver on the original show, of course - on his current Fox program Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

"I want him back really badly, but at the same time I love watching that show, and I love watching him in it," she said.

Sounds like a tough dilemma. What do you think, readers? Do you wanna see David on 90210?

In a recent interview with The Los Angeles Times, Shannen Doherty made it clear that she won't be a problem on the set of 90210.

"I feel like I have this weird responsibility. I pushed and I tested those boundaries and there's a reason why I've been given so many chances," Doherty said.

So, how long will these new, mature Doherty remain on the show? She signed for four episodes, but producer Gabe Sachs said: "We're going to try to do as many as possible. We love her!"

Doherty is unsure. The actress has a show of her own she'd like to do, and has optioned a book she wants to direct and produce.

"I really, really, really have learned to value the downtime in my personal life," she said, adding: "I kind of want to see how the audience responds first. I don't want to overstay my welcome."

Audience response will begin tonight, as 90210 premiers at 8 p.m. Remember to come back here afterwards for the latest 90210 quotes and pictures from the episode!

So far, Shannen Doherty has been the model of good behavior on the set of 90210

She's posed alongside Jennie Garth for an Entertainment Weekly cover, gotten along well with her former co-star - and now she's calmly denying a claim by Tori Spelling that she once got into a fistfight with Garth.

"We never did," Doherty says to Us Weekly in that magazine's latest issue. "I think I would remember Jennie's fist connecting with a part of my body or a part of my face."

We'd think so, too.

"It just goes to show you how people will lie," Doherty added, not elaborating further on her issues with Spelling.

Look for Shannen Doherty on the series premiere of 90210... this Tuesday!

Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty grace the cover of the latest Entertainment Weekly.

Inside, there's an interview with the reunited 90210 co-stars. Here are excerpts from it, as the actresses dish on the differences between the new series and the original:

EW: For the new 90210, you were both involved with determining where Kelly and Brenda were in their lives. Jennie, the producers initially wanted Kelly to be a West Beverly Hills High School board member, right? How did she become a guidance counselor?
GARTH: I didn’t want to be on the show for no reason. I wanted to have some value. When Gabe and [exec producer] Jeff [Judah] told me some of the things they were doing, I was like, ”Whoa. That is not 90210, people.” They were trying to educate me [about] how teens are in high school today. It was so shocking to me that I thought I should bring a positive spin somehow. Of course, I have yet to guide or counsel anyone.
DOHERTY: I think they must have told you the same things they told me.

EW: What kinds of things?
DOHERTY: All I know is there’s a girl giving a guy a b— job in the first episode.
GARTH: When they told me that, I thought, Aaron Spelling is rolling over in his grave right now.

A shot of Brenda Walsh and Kelly Taylor, reunited on 90210, to the delight of fans everywhere.

Here are three more shots of Garth and Doherty from the magazine shoot. Click on each to enlarge:

As reported earlier today, Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty are almost BFF on the set of 90210.

Here's another sighting of the actresses side by side: on the cover of the latest Entertainment Weekly issue, as the hype for this Tuesday's 90210 premiere continues to escalate...

Forget Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.

The real pressing question of rivals coming together on a national stage involves Shannen Doherty and Jennie Garth. As we've previously, reported, though, so far everything has been so good for these united 90210 stars.

“There was almost a comfort in knowing that I was getting to work with somebody who had been on the original with me and gone through the same experiences,” Doherty recently told Radar magazine.

“Like, ‘Okay we’ve been through the war together already.’ I never even gave any thought to it being awkward. I know how much I’ve grown up since then. I would assume that she’s grown up the same amount.”

As everyone knows, Doherty and Garth suffered through a particularly strained relationship on the original show. But Doherty is 37 now and Garth is 36; they've grown up.

Back on set together for the first tme in 14 years, Doherty said her and Garth talked about a common interest: Dancing with the Stars!

“I love that show,” Doherty said. “I wouldn’t be on it in a million years, but I wanted to see if she had fun doing it. I had so many questions about her kids and her husband too, but mostly Dancing with the Stars.”

In the following promo for 90210, Shannen Doherty has a basic question for fans:

Did you miss her?

It's official: Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty have filmed their first scenes together for the new 90210.

And everyone made it out unscathed.

"It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I'm not much of a small talker, and I don't think she is either," Garth told TV Guide of the first filmed encounter. "I was a little nervous because I hadn't seen or talked to her in 14 years. Everyone was making it out to be such a big deal that I think we both fell prey to having that affect us."

Ryan Eggold, who plays a love interest for both Kelly and Brenda on 90210, described the dynamics between Garth and Doherty as "very interesting."

"Everybody was on pins and needles and sort of waiting to see how they'd react," he said. "They started off kind of tentative, but by the time we were five takes in, they were giggling and seemed to be reconnecting."

Remember, readers: 90210 premiers on September 2!