The TV Watercooler

GH’s Jerry Jacks wants to slay Klaus on TVD, Weeds’ Silas to play Jesus, Harold & Kumar Xmas trailer and more

Sebastian Roche (General Hospital, Supernatural) is joining The Vampire Diaries this upcoming season as a man who is hunting Klaus.

— Soap stars Greg Vaughan (ex-Lucky, GH; ex-Diego, Y&R), Dylan Bruce (ex-Chris, ATWT) and Natalie Hall (Colby, AMC) have all signed on to the Hallmark Channel’s new miniseries, Love’s Christmas Journey.

WeedsHunter Parrish will star as Jesus in the upcoming Broadway revival of Godspell.

— Montreal’s Vanessa Lengies has joined the cast of Glee in the recurring role of Sugar. According to TV Line, the role is described as “a cross between Molly Shannon and a New Jersey Housewife.” Although most people will remember Vanessa from American Dreams, you’ll earn extra points with us if you remember her on YTV’s Radio Active.

— Despite finding fame thanks to True Blood, Joe Manganiello wouldn’t mind making a return appearance on One Tree Hill. So far, Paul Johansson and Chris Keller himself, Tyler Hilton have signed up to appear on The CW soap’s final season.

— 20th Century Fox Television has signed a new deal with Sarah Chalke and they’ll being to develop a new half-hour comedy project for the former Scrubs, Roseanne and Mad Love star.

— Lifetime has picked up a series version of the TV movie Jennifer Love Hewitt made last year called, The Client List. The MOW was about a desperate housewife who ran a “day spa” (prostitution ring) to make money after her husband leaves her. So I guess it’s a bit like Weeds but with sex instead of drugs. Well good for JLH. 

Seth MacFarlane has been tapped as the “Roast Master” for Comedy Central’s Roast of Charlie Sheen.

— NBC still wants to remake The Munsters and Frankenstein.

— BET’s The Mo’Nique Show is also cancelled.

— Check out the trailer for A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas:
[View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R95TeZ9jE0Y]

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