“Fuck, 40 years! » It is certainly with as much poetry that The Guignols of the info would have wished a happy birthday to the channel which hosted their cathode diversions until 2018. If the channel is no longer the springboard for artists and comedians that it has long been, it nevertheless remains a reservoir of memories for all those those who grew old with 1990s TV.
From Antoine de Caunes and José Garcia imitating the Richard Gere-Cindy Crawford couple, to Louise Bourgoin flirting heavily with Jude Law during her weather report, certain passages have become iconic, even cult, and have accumulated millions of views on YouTube. At one time, we even spoke of a “Canal Spirit” which often rhymed with schoolboy humor, irreverence and total improvisation…
Freedom of tone
Since the acquisition by the Vivendi group in 2015, the channel has largely abandoned this niche to refocus on cinema and sport but has still left its mark on several generations of viewers thanks to a freedom of tone never equaled in French television.
And what memories do you have of Canal Plus programs? Were you a fan of Nulle partailleurs then of Grand Journal? Have you subscribed to the channel? For cinema, football or pornographic programs? Which old Canal Plus programs would you like to see again on television?
