I loved laying on the floor in front of the TV.
Of course, that made me the remote.
I grew up where we got 4 out-of-town, 5 out-of-town, 9 out-of-town, 11 local PBS, and 13 local CBS, and sometimes 2 out of St. Joe.
Later came 19, 27, 41, and 49
When we got cable, we basically got those channels a whole lot better, and HBO.
Remember going to the video rental store and renting a VCR-player?
Now, you get TV on your smart phone.