Firecrotch & Normcore: THEY LIKE TO WATCH

Hey hey junebugs!Yes, we've been watching TV, but also there's been an incident involving a hat. You can't wait to press play now, can you?Also, our guest is Mark O'Sullivan (Lee & Dean, Tell Me Everything), talking about Channel 4's My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom. He's brilliant. If ever there was a week for you to put your hands in your pockets and cough up for the extended version on Patreon, this is it. Deets below.Correspond with us: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.comSubsidise us: https://www.patreon.com/THEYLIKETOWATCHEdited by Annabel Port. Her Substack is an extension of the THEY LIKE TO WATCH cinematic universe: https://annabelport.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back from our bucolic getaway just outside the M25 between Guildford and Dorking. Did you miss us? This week: Wild women do, but - contrary to the received wisdom - they sometimes regret it. Also, some classy guests slum it with us - Quinn Shephard and Samir Mehta, creator and executive producer (respectively) of Hulu's acclaimed 'Under The Bridge', starring Riley Keough and Lily Gladstone.Wouldn't It Be Nice if you sent us an email? fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.comHelp Me Rhonda: https://www.patreon.com/THEYLIKETOWATCHGod Only Knows what we'd do without Annabel Port Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello! We're back in full-on Firecrotch & Normcore mode to look back on the 'Succession' finale, broadcast a year ago today.It's *definitely* because we want to mark a significant cultural anniversary, and not because it's half-term and we thought we'd phone it in with a clip show so we can spend some time with our kid.See Sara falter: https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/event-detail/sara-barron-anything-for-you-wip-13th-jun-the-bill-murray-london-tickets-202406131830/Edited by Annabel Port. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a beautiful day in the neighbourhood, a beautiful day for a neighbour, would you be mine. WOULD YOU BE MINE?This week, we buy flammable kids' clothes, we ask "Is there ever really COM alongside ROM?" plus we speak to a man who, in his 40s, made his dreams come true, Blue Lights co-creator Declan Lawn. Let him serve as a beacon of hope to none of us.Write to us: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.comHelp us avoid a Patreon plateau: https://patreon.com/theyliketowatchEdited by Tom's older lover, Annabel Emily Port. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Välkommen and bienvenue, welcome! We've been poring over this year's BAFTA TV award winners. Yay for Sarah Phelps and 'The Sixth Commandment'! But how did the UK television industry honour the swansong of 'Succession' - its finest export? NUL POINTS! We watched the show that usurped Business Throne.PLUS: The Eurovision party isn't over. We talk to James Rogan, the man behind the new documentary, 'ABBA: Against The Odds'.Lay All Your Love On Me: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.comGimme Gimme Gimme Money Money Money: https://www.patreon.com/THEYLIKETOWATCHChiquitita: Annabel Port Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Cineaste Week! We don't know how it happened (we DO know how it happened) but this week we're all films, all the time. All available on your TV screen, of course. We watched one light confection, one terror-scape, and maaaaaaybe the best thing we've seen since Succession?Also, this week's guest is the wonderful Ashley Storrie, co-writer and star of the BBC hit Dinosaur. Write to us: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.comHelp Sara see her dad: https://patreon.com/theyliketowatchSee Sara work it out in Brighton: https://www.brightonfringe.org/events/sara-barron-anything-for-you/Edited by the woman whose parents - to cheer her up after a divorce as a 30-something - on a weekend away to Auschwitz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're baaaaaaaaack! Say this to yourself OR passers-by in the style of Poltergeist II.We love all our guests equally, of course, but this week's is extra spesh because - HELLO - it's Succession writer and showrunner of The Regime, Will Tracy! We have an exciting connection, and the discovery of that connection, during the interview, was a major podcast highlight. Plus: Sara roleplays being a Deliverer of Hard Truths and Geoff confronts his fears about UnfrostedWrite to us: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.comLet Sara see her dad many times before he dies: https://www.patreon.com/theyliketowatchSee Sara working it all out in Machynlleth: https://machcomedyfest.co.uk/show/2024/sara-barron-anything-for-you-work-in-progress/Or Brighton: https://www.brightonfringe.org/events/sara-barron-anything-for-you/Edited by our friend, her son's mother, and her lover's lover, Annabel Emily Port Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sara has tonsillitis - she's on antibiotics and complete vocal rest. She had a fever dream where she was drawn towards the light, but spotted her late grandmother on the other side and fled.So, it's a truncated episode this week (a semisode?): An interview we'd already recorded before she was struck down. And what an interview! It's Andy Milligan, writer of The Sopranos of shiny-floor entertainment TV - Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.Send Firecrotch a get-well-soon email: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.comBuy her a Lucozade: https://www.patreon.com/THEYLIKETOWATCHEdited by Annabel Port, who is in rude health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy birthday to our son, who's eight today. He'll never read this, although he was recently overheard saying, "Mom can't decide what she's doing for her quick watch". Kids these days! Etc.This week it's our great pleasure to speak to Rockerdale Studios creative director, Stu Richards, and head of production, Michelle Singer, about their SMASH HIT The Assembly. You're not living life to the fullest if you haven't seen this show, and you know we don't say that lightly. Plus: a master-class in martial passive-aggression, Ripley (finally!), and boundaries, baby, BOUNDARIES. Hit us up with some dopamine via our inbox: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.comHelp Sara with her eyes, nails and artisanal fertiliser: https://www.patreon.com/theyliketowatchEdited by she of the raven-hair and golden-throat, Ms. Annabel Emily Port Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's cold and rainy and we promised to take our child to a farm near Heathrow airport. What fabulous journey are you on today?This week's guest - fresh off her rave review in the New York Times - is 'Manhunt' showrunner, Monica Beletsky! We discuss how to make old-timey feel new-timey, and how to manage a complex timeline. And Abe Lincoln's beard. Plus: We watch TV featuring (in no particular order) Michael Sheen, Steve Martin and Larry David.Michael Sheen is 25 years older than his wifeSteve Martin is 26 years older than his wifeLarry David is 31 years older than his wife.“The heart wants what it wants. There’s no logic to those things. You meet someone and you fall in love and that’s that.” ~ Woody AllenIndicate precisely what you mean to say: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.comEvery summer we could rent a cottage in the Isle of Wight (if it's not too dear): https://www.patreon.com/THEYLIKETOWATCHDigging the weeds: Annabel Port Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.