The Two Coreys, Premiere - Lost Boys Finally Found
Once upon a time, I lived in a teeny-bopper world. Every week I poured through the pages of Bop magazine, listened to Tiffany & New Kids on The Block, and I only watched MTV & Nickelodeon. This world was ruled by two young actors, The Coreys. Every week their pictures would be torn from the pages of Bop & Tiger Beat to be tacked onto my bedroom wall. I watched their movies so many times it would be impossible to count. I knew every line from The Lost Boys, every dance step from Dream A Little Dream, and to this day can't resist referring to Heather Graham as anything but Mercedes. I even saw Corey Feldman perform in concert at my local mall. The late eighties were awesome.
Corey Haim & Corey Feldman ruled the box office and every young girl's heart during that time. Then things changed. The eighties ended, and the Coreys' careers were not far behind. By the time I graduated high school the Coreys had become just another punch-line to a bad joke about child stars, drug addiction, and excess. Well now the Coreys have reunited and jumped on the celebreality bandwagon to see where it takes them. This show causes us to ask the question, can two former child stars climb their way out of obscurity and get a second shot at a career? I don't know, but I sure hope the answer is yes.
The show begins with Haim moving in with Feldman & his wife Susie. Feldman & Susie are strict vegans, neat freaks, and lack any real sense of humor. To top it off they just quit smoking a few weeks ago, making for a crabby combination. Haim is a slob, eats meat, and doesn't seem to take anything too seriously. Of course he still smokes. The premise was funny in You, Me, & Dupree, but I'm not so sure if it will work here. Though I'm willing to give it a shot. Haim & Susie constantly bicker, while Feldman plays the go-between. These days Haim's biggest goal in life is to make a comeback and figures writing and doing a Lost Boys sequel would be a great place to start. Feldman seems more occupied with Susie's career. Which we see when he blows off a radio interview with Haim to promote The Lost Boys twentieth anniversary, to watch Susie plan a photo shoot for Stuff magazine.
To celebrate the Lost Boys anniversary, The Coreys attend a special screening of the movie. The event reunites the Coreys with fellow Lost Boy Jamison Newlander. This hypes Haim even more about the possibility of a sequel. Though the ideas he kicked around were a little lame, the excitement was infectious. All the talk of a sequel prompts Feldman to break some unfortunate news to Haim. Warner Brothers is making a straight to DVD sequel, without them. Tough break guys. I promise, whatever happens with this show, I won't be seeing that sequel.
In all honesty, I'm not sure how much I liked The Two Coreys. It came across a little awkward, and Susie was a little too reminiscent of Yoko Ono than I cared for, but the friendship between the Coreys still seems strong. The cheesy charm that launched a thousand teeny- bopper hearts is still there somewhere. These guys burned some bridges, and know how bad they blew their careers. They desperately want another shot at the big time, and they both seem to sincerely get that this show is the last opportunity they may have at that shot. Will they get that second chance or will this show end in a train wreck? I'm not sure yet, but I sure as hell want to see it either way. So, I will be back next week, If for no other reason than for the plain simple fact I love an underdog.
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