‘THE TWO COREYS’ ANSWERS ‘WHERE ARE THEY NOW?’
By Elizabeth Meyer

This week, dubious purveyor of culture A&E, proving that the words “arts” and “entertainment” are only words, unleashed “The Two Coreys,” a painfully staged reality show starring ’80s teen heartthrobs Corey Feldman and Corey Haim. In the days since appearing together in The Lost Boys, Dream A Little Dream and License To Drive, the lads, now in their mid-30’s, have fallen on some hard times, with drugs, bankruptcies and failed marriages defining their careers since their fall from favor. The series reunites the two friends after a decade apart, with Feldman enjoying prosperity and his new life with his new wife, Susie Sprague, whom he married on another reality show, “The Surreal Life,” in 2002. Naturally, the meat-eating heavy smoker Haim, recently clean and supposedly broke, clashes with hosts the Feldmans, vegetarians who support PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), and who have recently quit smoking. As much as fans might like to see the Coreys 1 and 2 together again, this forced pairing is hardly the Lost Boys 2 that could have been (the movie will be a 2008 direct-to-DVD with neither participating). While it is somewhat inspiring to see that Feldman has gotten his life together, it seems — from the show, at least — that it has been at the cost of becoming, well, kind of a self-centered asshole. Haim, at least, gets to be a voice of balance, constantly pointing out how uptight his old friend has become, and ultimately, how silly the whole idea to put it on television was in the first place.•••

“The Two Coreys” airs on cable channel A&E on Sunday nights at 10:00pm.