In a strange case of synchronicity, A&E network has announced a new show, “The Two Coreys,” which is set to debut this Sunday, July 29. As the show’s website announces:
Yes, you heard right, the Coreys are back together! Corey Haim and Corey Feldman met in 1987 on the set of the iconic teen film The Lost Boys. The “Two Coreys,” as they instantly became known, grew to be best of friends, growing up together both on and off screen. Propelled by their legendary onscreen chemistry, the two went on to star in a series of films that would define a generation, including The Lost Boys, Dream a Little Dream and License to Drive. They were kings of the 80s teen box office. Their posters hung on bedroom walls and their faces adorned countless magazine covers. They had it all. Money. Fame. Girls. Then each was faced with personal setbacks. While Feldman ultimately took control of his life, Haim’s life and career took a downturn. Now, nearly two decades later after taking separate paths in life, the friends are back together on-screen and under one roof in the A&E Real-Life series THE TWO COREYS, premiering July 29th at 10:00PM ET/PT.
This very premise, of course, was explored by FLYMF cartoonist Bobby D. Lux in his comic strip “The Coreys.” A coincidence? Perhaps. Life imitating art imitating Corey Haim’s need to pay off that Ferrari he totaled back in ’95? More likely.
At the moment, there are no plans to pursue litigation, but if “The Two Coreys” features Haim mistaking himself for Sean Astin, working the men’s room at LAX, or holding the same immobile position for episode after episode after episode after episode after episode, we may have to conclude some theft of intellectual property occurred.
(For the record, the celebrity we mistake Corey Haim for is Anthony Michael Hall.)