The credits of "C à vous" echoed loudly into the hallway.
"It's been like that since confinement," whispers a resident.
A few months ago, we carried out a report in a building in the 17th arrondissement of Paris to find out whether the imprisoned residents had increased their consumption of screens during confinement.
We went back there at curfew time.
This time the faces were more suspicious, even tired.
“I can't take the computer anymore because I'm telecommuting.
I watch less series than before because there is a fed up, “blows Bénédicte, a brunette in a hurry crossed in the hall.
On the fifth floor, it's a different atmosphere.
Juliette, a little disheveled, opens her door, laughing.
“I bought a television at the first confinement!
Since the curfew, I watch the 20 Hours and I went back to
Quotidien
on TMC,
C dans l'air
on France 5 and the news channels.
On the platform side, the thirty-something specialist in cultural project management who only had Netflix, also subscribed to Amazon Prime and OCS.
“I finish two playoff seasons per week, twice as many as last year.
I spend 4 hours a day there.
"
Across the courtyard, 36-year-old Elena looks intimidated behind her mask.
The engineer has just registered on Netflix.
“I keep busy every night with series like
Emily in Paris
.
Before, I did not follow any because I was tired when I got home.
Now that I'm telecommuting, I'm in good shape and I save time because I avoid traveling.
But, I don't watch the news so as not to be depressed!
"
"Disney + saved us as parents"
We also found Anna, the overworked mother of a family we met last spring.
This mom's daily life seems less rock'n'roll.
“It has nothing to do with it!
she exclaims.
My daughters go to school so that gives a rhythm.
Disney + saved us as parents during lockdown.
Putting them in front of the cartoons allowed me to clean up.
They now watch them in the morning.
With my husband, we relax in front of series or
Lego Masters
on M6.
We would prefer to go out, of course… Before, we watched shows like
Top Chef
with friends.
There, we do it alone!
"
Since the curfew, Juliette watches the news, "Daily", "C in the air" and a lot of series on the platforms.
/ LP / Frédéric Dugit
A little higher up, Ivan, a wise-looking banking executive, has a well-honed routine.
He ends his telecommuting at 6.30pm and embarks on a screen evening until… one in the morning!
“My afterwork has changed a lot.
I put myself in front of the station, especially to follow
Daily
, between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
In a second phase, I watch a match in replay or YouTube on my computer.
Then, I devote my late evening to Netflix.
I do not see how to occupy myself otherwise!
Since March, I have been doing series without a break.
Sometimes my eyes hurt from time to time.
“This executive even let himself be tempted by… reality TV!
"I got into the
Princes of Love
on W9, I'm a little ashamed," he blushes.
"To say that last year, I went out every night!"
Her neighbor, Samantha, welcomes us to her bright apartment.
In the center: a television.
With her remote control, the young woman juggles between platforms.
"Once I have exhausted the topics on the phone, what should I do?"
We have Netflix, Canal and we just had Amazon Prime and Disney +.
I got hooked.
I saw it yesterday when I was preparing for an interview.
Before going to bed, I couldn't psychologically end up on work when it was late.
So I watched something stupid
the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
.
Since I can't project myself, I choose content to clear my head.
To think that last year, I went out every night!
"
For her part, Julie, a 19-year-old student, confides, pensive under her bangs, "not to be more than before in front of Netflix".
When a sixty-year-old coward, she, almost with regret: “I am of the generation that does not look at the screens, but there, I light Christmas TV movies in the background.
We are out of time because of this crisis, so it feels good to see trees and gifts in these gloomy times!
"
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On the ground floor, Jean looks at us from the top of his two meters. This 58-year-old lawyer escapes from his two-room apartment with documentaries like “Des Racines et des vents”. From now on, he never misses the 20 Hours on TF1 for information. “We have no choice to see where the epidemic is and to organize our trips. Fortunately, moreover, there is television to encourage the French to stay at home! "