THE TWO COREYS take home 9 Emmys!

Just kidding.


GLAM GOD (VH1)
Episode 4. “Low Life in High Heels” Maybe a series high point, this was probably the wildest episode yet as “Kiki” donned his wig and gave the world his “Jackie Blue” – and I sat and watched maybe the most gloriously sleazy nightclub scene in recent memory. Kiki is a very sad, very scary drunk – and he just about broke my heart in this episode which saw him sent off packing as his drinking became truly detrimental to the production. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone drink as much as Kiki – seriously. SERIOUSLY. In other Glam news, Jess Zaino won again, and the DIGITAL COUCH is hoping she walks away with the whole thing. Since Jess is one of my favorite people in the world – this has been obviously a particularly fun series to watch, but she’s really kicking ass in this competition. THE DIGITAL COUCH is really proud of Zaino. I don’t know why my links aren’t getting hot but, much like the horrible new version of FACEBOOK, Blogspot has screwed with the format so much that I can’t even include hot links on my site – great going, boys. Make this thing LESS user friendly – that’ll show us! Anyway – watch GLAM GOD on VH1 on Thursdays at 10 PM. And go here for GLAM GOD extras:
http://www.vh1.com/shows/series/glam_god/?source=globalnav
Grade: A +


SANDBAG'S on MELROSE (www.sandbagss.com – 323 – 932 – 9344)
I just recently got addicted to this great, great sandwich/sub shop on Melrose. They have every great hot and cold sandwich you can imagine made with awesome ingredients and the sandwiches sort of have this great homemade vibe to them. It costs as much or less than a SUBWAY or QUIZNOs – it’s just like – 100 thousand times better than either one of those chains. And – believe it or not – slightly cheaper. And they deliver their sandwiches with a choice of sides (2 extra dollars –the macaroni salad’s a bit soggy, the noodles in peanut sauce is intoxicating, the cole slaw is enhanced by wasabi and is superlative.) In addition to sandwiches they have a few great salads and the requisite chips – but the real bonus is the tiny cookie they give with every sandwich – it’s homemade and really could use a few more chips in that motherfucker – but it’s tasty nonetheless. And the sandwiches are a true gem. I would list my favorites but honestly – I haven’t had a bad one yet. And they deliver with a 15 dollar minimum.
Grade: A +


ENTOURAGE (HBO)
I caught up with the boys in the first 2 episodes of the 5th season. Things have taken an ugly turn for Vince since “Medillon” and Ari and Eric are doing everything they can to restore him to his “Aquaman” heights. Unfortunately, the world has now seen this shitty movie and nobody is making Vince any serious offers. As a viewer, we’ve watched the guys go through one wish fulfillment scenario after another. It seems as if the show is going to let the guys off easy and I won’t be surprised if Vince gets a great job quickly – but the idea of fucking with their money and future is tantalizing – and I hope the direction moves towards letting us see these guys go through some hard times. But the show, as usual, is fun, fast moving and kind of exactly like it’s always been. Drama is insane, Turtle is looking to get laid, E fights with an always agitated Ari (hopefully we won’t get the Ari family drama that plagued seasons 3 and 4.) And Vince remains a great lead, seemingly uncaring about his career but this season with everything on the line, I think there’ll be some new colors to Vince. At least – one could hope.
Grade: B


ADDICTION (A&E)
I haven’t watched this much, but I watched the story of Aya, the gay Mexican bulimic. Wow. Viewers beware – the show is insanely graphic and unflinching. Aya was a great sport and very open. He admitted that his friends used to call him “Gaya” when they found out about his sexuality (which he admitted was actually pretty funny.) Moreover, I’d never really seen the day to day life of a hardcore bulimic. Aya is a handsome funny guy who clearly wants to be loved by everyone – and that void he feels is fed by these insane binges and then the purge – which happens 3 times a day. When he cooks to vomit – he’ll make himself like – 8 pieces of chicken that he admits he doesn’t even taste because the whole meal is really just a ramp up to the comfort of throwing up. He’s done over 50 thousand dollars worth of damage to his teeth, which he claimed is small potatoes to look good. He’s highly educated and intelligent and someone who simply doesn’t seem to have this problem. If you met him on the street you’d probably be jealous of his lifestyle, which is why this series is so great. These episodes, which take on all difrerent kinds of addictions, are heartbreaking, scary and real – and relatable. This show is great – if you have the stomach for it.
Grade: A


I LOVE MONEY (VH1)
How the fuck is this show so successful again? It’s horrible. Oh yeah, it’s also sort of great. If you like watching a truly unlikable characters battle it out and humiliate themselves for money – and of course the hook of this show is that these are all people from previous VH1 shows – then this is your show. I have a love/hate relationship with it – but based on the last couple of eps, I’d say I’m in love. But with serious trepidation.
Grade: B -


WINDY CITY HEAT (DVD)
I watched this Saturday night with a friend who had never seen it. It’s been a while since I’d seen this and I checked out the DVD version for once instead of the Comedy Central dvd that I’ve had for a couple of years. So it might have been a couple of years since I’ve seen this. First, I want to note that the version I saw last night had scenes I had never seen before, so I guess they edited in an extra 5 minutes or so to the movie – all of which I loved as Perry explains his ingenius technique for remembering lines. In case I haven’t said it lately, this is probably one of the funniest movies I have ever seen in my life. It’s the real life JOE SCHMO (it’s industry legend that SCHMO completely ripped off that movie – and I believe it.) Perry is a terrible actor who is fooled into thinking that there is a major motion picture being filmed with him as the star. What he doesn’t know is that every single person in the film is on the joke except Perry. This film is a blessing of unbelievable people – great editing and a truly one of a kind human being named Perry Cavello. The film held up as if it were made yesterday, only every time I watch it I get about 100 jokes I didn’t see the first time. And this is something I’ve seen maybe 100 times. Don Barris is amazing as Perry’s buddy Don and Tony Barbieri (a writer/performer on the Jimmy Kimmel show) is amazing as Mole, and the whole thing is produced by Jimmy Kimmel’s production company, Jackhole – and we can only hope for a sequel, as I’m still not sure that Perry realizes what this film was really about. Kimmel himself shows up for the finale, which includes an award show in Van Nuys featuring the “President of Show Biz.” This is a great, great elaborate prank disguised as a film and the fact that it’s not more well known is a crime. But here at the DIGITAL COUCH, WINDY CITY HEAT receives our very highest praise and recommendation.
Grade: A +

I looked up Perry online – this is from his OWN WEBSITE:
Excellent at Playing Unstable Characters, Both Comedic and Sinister, Excellent at Scaring People.


JEFF ROSS: NO OFFENSE (COMEDY CENTRAL)
Ross absolutely kills in this brilliant set from a New Jersey casino. Try to watch the uncensored version. This is the best stand up set from Comedy Central in a LONG TIME. Ross is lovable and hilarious, never more so than when he thanks the slacker in the front row for wearing “his nicest flip flops” to the show.
Grade: A +


BROOKE KNOWS BEST (VH1)
I don’t know what’s more useless, this show or Brooke herself. Actually – that’s a lie. I kind of like Brooke. She was really game on HOWARD STERN this week – but I don’t really care for her scripted, inane and truly insipid show.
Grade: D


THE SHIELD (FX)
This is a surprise. While I’m interested in the final season of THE SHIELD, it’s simply not great. After 5 hardcore seasons, this seasons plot seems really convoluted and convenient – even for the Shield. While it pays lots of attention to the fans who have followed the show for the whole time (with the possible exception of a not great season 2, this has pretty much been a perfect series) it doesn’t have the edginess and natural controversy of seasons past. I still love Vic and the gang – but this last season is (so far – 3 eps in) a real let down with a been there – done that vibe. The characters have stopped surprising and the non-Vic storylines are particularly boring. And why oh why are we supposed to care so much about Billings??? (Maybe the worst storyline in the entire series.) Here’s hoping this towering cop show which redefined cable television and the limits of commercial taste finds itself again before they go out, hopefully in style.
Grade: C +


BIG BROTHER (CBS)
I forget if I previously reviewed this, but this finale further proved that this was a truly sub-par season.
Grade: C –


SWINGTOWN (CBS)
SWINGTOWN ended it’s fun run over the summer but I just watched the last 2 eps the other night. This was a really good show that had potential for greatness but never really quite got there. Instead of being sort of a searing look at 70s suburbia, it took on the properties of a cheesy soap opera – very fun but nothing I need to see for a second season. And for the record, the main couple had the two strangest looking kids in television. And both of their relationships were so bad and such cheesy writing it really did take its toll on this series. The finale even had the audacity to include a storyline involving the daughter and her lover/teacher and how his best friend might’ve been in an earthquake – I’m like – “Is this REALLY the last one and you’re bothering us with THIS?” Anyway – the finale also had a slash and burn quality that I admired since the show itself seemed to acknowledge they wouldn’t be back, they set up a never to be seen 2nd season that would have had some intrigue – but I didn’t really buy Molly Parker falling for Roger. Anyway – nice job – it’s a shame this series never saw itself to full potential, but this was a fun ride and some of this series was truly groundbreaking.
Grade: B +


CHRIS ANGEL: MINDFREAK (A&E)
What’s so weird about this is I very recently became a Chris Angel fan after catching (by accident) the ep in which he really did walk on water. I will never know how he pulled that off. The next week, they promised that Chris would perform his last dangerous stunt ever – trying to escape from an building about to implode from massive amounts of dynamite. Watching it, I got the sinking feeling that I was watching bullshit. When Chris didn’t make it out of the building, then emerged seconds before the live broadcast went to credits – and you should see the way he emerged. First of all, the building was blown to bits, then you don’t see anything. Yet, everyone seems very calm and collected. Then, out of nowhere and honestly looking like a fucking retard, Angel emerges as if a house just fell on him with this insane lookon his face that’s supposed to read “A building just fell on me!” Not only is this an insult to everyone who was affected by 9/11 (I guess if Chris Angel were in the towers he would've survived easily) I call bullshit, as did anyone else who watched this truly insulting live broadcast. This link just proves it beyond a shadow of a doubt. Again - BLOGSPOT wants to make it really hard to add hot links to these posts - so you'll have to cut and paste this into your browser - but you have to see this.
The Chris Angel Building Implosion completely de-bunked.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH2utgVAMt0

PRISON BREAK (FOX)
I watched the last batch of eps from last season and thought it was completely re-invented and still pretty fun. T-Bag is a great character, and I’m looking forward to the new season piling up on my DVR. While not quite as vital as the first season or two, this is still a highly imaginative show that has – against all odds – found a way to keep rocking.
Grade: B +

Lastly, how is it possible that Jenifer Hudson is marrying PUNK from I LOVE NY???