In the evening, in the living room, a single screen lit up with a bluish light. And in front of it, the whole family would gather, almost in silence. It wasn't just a screen. It was the television.

In this video, I'm taking you back to the time when there was only one television for the entire house. The large wooden cabinet in the dining room. The test pattern. The little train that moved between programs. The announcer who said goodnight. The white square that sent the children to bed. Goodnight, little ones. And those evenings when the whole family watched the same thing, at the same time.

It was also a different relationship with time: you didn't really choose, you waited. You had to be there, on time. And the next day, at school or at work, everyone was talking about the same program, because all of France had seen the same image.

And then one day, a small machine changed everything: the VCR. For the first time, television could wait for the child—and not the other way around.

We've gained a lot since then, of course: choice, freedom, everything, right now. But we've also lost something: that moment when the same theme song resonated in thousands of homes at the same time.

And you? What was your evening ritual in front of the TV?

And most importantly: at your house, who was "on duty" to get up and change the channel? Share your memories in the comments—I love reading them.

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