Entertainment television hasn’t always had a good reputation. But since March 2020, we have noticed its great importance. Pandemic, confinement, curfews … many of us have opened our televisions to fool boredom, relieve stress, forget the news and / or break the isolation. The five Artis Prize finalists for Game Show host Pierre Yves Lord, Sebastian Benoit, Stefan Bellavans, Patrice Liquier and J. Goodwin noted the phenomenon. Not just by consulting their reviews, but by receiving echoes – often touching – from a grateful audience.
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The interview took place at magazineStefan Belavance is not lacking in examples of testimonials. As we are talking more and more about the dark side of social media, it is reassuring to hear that there is something positive about it as well.
“A nurse in a hot area told me thisnext one !It was his weekly fuse on a Friday evening, says the host, who was contacted by phone. It obsessed me because we often forget the impact we can have as a bunch of entertainment shows. “
To Stephan Belavance, who also drives King Street In the value-added tax, I am eating And the Great ! In Télé-Québec, and (in recent weeks) what’s your name ? On Radio Canada, last year emphasized the importance of the small screen in times of crisis.
“When I think about health services, I feel I have a benefit. Take televisions out of hospital rooms, and it will be more satisfying. And when I imagine people who have to stay at home, I tell myself that we might help make the experience more enjoyable.”
A manifestation of normality
Winner of 20 Artis Awards in his career and has hosted several shows that have featured the Quebec TV scene such as Lie detectorsPatrice Liquiere realized the benefits of gaming offerings in the early 2000s, when he was visiting elderly people in a Montreal hospital.
“I was in the long-term care ward, and someone said to me, ‘It feels so good when your show comes in at 5:30 pm.’ That’s when I realized we were kind of an existence for them. ”
For Patrice L’Écuyer, Silence we play!A meeting hosted since September 2015 on Radio Canada, the quizzes have enabled many Quebecers to rediscover “a semblance of normality” at the heart of a turbulent period.
” This rest time Daily. It is a time when no one hears about COVID. We are just having fun. We watch people laugh, but respect instructions, keep a distance of two meters, etc. We show that we can have fun even in an epidemic situation. “
Same story with Sebastian Benoit, who drives his car every Sunday A goose that lays eggs with gold With Julie Holly at TVA.
“I know we do good for people,” says the host. HenThis is a game where everyone is guaranteed to win at least $ 5,000. In all this rather difficult period, where so many sectors have struggled, where so many people are struggling to make ends meet, seeing people make money is so much fun to try, it wouldn’t be – what a proxy. “
Role to play
Guy Jodoin has also received many beautiful messages over the past 14 months. Among those he remembers, he cites a woman who watches from Shibugamao Cheater hard. Although her daughter may stay in Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean, her son may live in New Brunswick, she feels close to them despite the distance it takes 30 minutes each day.
