Great news, Buffyverse fans!! It is being reported that James Marsters, who played the vampire Spike on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, has been cast in the new remake of the CBS TV series Hawaii Five-0! The news first broke on Marsters‘s official Facebook page but is already spreading like wildfire! Woot!!

CBS crime procedurals are big mainstream hits, but hardly the kind of shows that resonate with the geek culture. However, the new CBS pilot Hawaii Five-0 is certainly getting geek attention, thanks to the fanboy-friendly cast involved. With Grace Park (Battlestar Galactica) and Daniel Dae Kim (Lost) both among the main cast, the latest Comic-Con friendly actor to take a notable role is Buffy the Vampire Slayer / Angel alum James Marsters, who has now revealed, via his official Facebook page, that he will appear in the pilot, “as the nemesis of lead character Jack McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin).”

This is fantastic news!! It’s unclear how permanent this role on Hawaii Five-0 will be for Marsters but if he is really going to play the protagonist’s “nemesis” then that implies a lasting adversarial relationship that should last for a while!! After the jump, read the deets as they were posted on James Marsters‘s Facebook page earlier this week …

Exclusive Scoop: Aloha fans! James is winging his way to Hawaii to join the cast of CBS’s HAWAII FIVE-O Pilot. He will be guesting as the nemesis of lead character Jack McGarrett. (This will not affect his appearance at San Francisco’s WonderCon.)

Woooooot!! I vaguely remember watching the original Hawaii Five-0 series waaaaay back in the day but I have no idea what it’s really all about (I was more of a Magnum P.I. guy). That being said, considering how cool this cast of the new Five-0 looks, well, I think I’ll be tuning in faithfully to watch the show. Is this not the best news ever? Wee!! James Marsters will be BACK on network TV!!

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