How to Be Indie

First let me say that I saw the episode about "managing moms" at writing conference at Ryerson University.

I couldn't believe how BAD it was. The acting was terrible and waaay to over the top but that is not necessarily all the fault of the actors as the writing was not believable at all. This is not the first time i've seen such horrendous dialogue but it is the first time where the acting made it worse then it already was.

My buddy who graduated the A/V program at Ryerson made a comment that it was so mechanical that it had no life whatsoever (or something to that effect). I should probably mention that I did laugh (or smile) at some clever jokes but that does not save the production on the whole.

What was sad was the panel presenting it seemed to be "gushing" over it and that it it was such a great idea that it just had to be produced, The producer/writer/director was saying how he tried to produce it ten years ago and it kept getting rejected. Maybe he should have taken the hint.

I do apologize for being so harsh but I felt it needed to be spoken. But since it is for the kids it is really their views that count, not mine.

The show was created by the same woman as Naturally Sadie so I was hoping it would be at least entertaining if not actually clever most of the time. So far I have been disappointed however. The writing is dull and insipid. I fear it may be because the stock TV writers are mostly not Indians and thus are struggling to come up with thematic material. On second thought even generic episodes have been lacklustre. The acting also seems poor although one does have to make allowances for the inexperience of the actors. Marline Yan shines though. A natural talent to be sure. Still I do rate it 7/10 because I'm happy to see something about Indians.

I liked this show a lot, I thought the acting was much better than on most kids shows and the writing unlike most kids shows did not make we cringe or want to vomit :)

I remember watching this when I was younger and absolutely loved it. The other shows that ran at the time weren't as good so I'm surprised there aren't any more How to be Indie lovers. I've been rewatching it recently and I forgot how great it was. The script is funny and over the top (in a good way) but I also just love the friendship between Marlon, Abi and Indie. Friendship goals right there. I guess I like this show more than the average person because I can relate to it, being an Indian myself. I love the fact it portrays the Indian culture cos a lot of shows (especially nowadays) lack that diversity and focus; I've always wanted to see a show that features characters/main characters of different backgrounds and this is probably the only show (the only good show) that has an Indian female lead! It's too bad it didn't get picked up for a third season, I would have loved to see more. The good shows never get to see the light unfortunately.

Ignore the negative reviews. Actually, this is a really good, family show intended for all ages. I love it.