by lcombs
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OK....

I know the kind of reading material I like.
And, the kind of music I like,
And, the kind of movies I like.

I'm pretty open-minded, as well as curious, so, my
range of entertainment venues is pretty- much wide open.

I keep seeing "Indie" **** everywhere....
books, movies, music;

But, I have no idea what "Indie" means.

I'm an old fart, and, as such, not so much stuck in my ways as
my mind is already over-loaded with **** I've been exposed to over the years and I'm not inclined to fill it with more.

But, as I stated I am the curious type.
So, out of curiosity, just what is "Indie" ****?
  • Profile picture of the author Kurt
    Generally speaking, it's short for "independent", which refers to not being associated with any major publishing company.
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  • Profile picture of the author Patrician
    Independent.

    So for example the Independent Film Channel (IFC) - it is movies made by people - individuals working independently and free from the constraints (and money) of the mainstream mega movie corps.

    Same with all the rest - it used to be that for example IFC had no commercials and they had real 'off-beat' (creative) themes etc -

    Now they have commercials AND don't know if it is coincidental they have a lot of what I call crap = Gratuitous sex and violence and nothing very 'creative' -

    With music they used to refer to it as 'alternative' - that caught on and so then it became mainstream CRAP too. Formulaic crap. Nothing creative or DIFFERENT.
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  • Profile picture of the author thunderbird
    It often refers to independently produced movies (what that actually means can get quite murky).
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    • Profile picture of the author Kurt
      Originally Posted by Patrician View Post

      Independent.

      So for example the Independent Film Channel (IFC) - it is movies made by people - individuals working independently and free from the constraints (and money) of the mainstream mega movie corps.

      Same with all the rest - it used to be that for example IFC had no commercials and they had real 'off-beat' (creative) themes etc -

      Now they have commercials AND don't know if it is coincidental they have a lot of what I call crap = Gratuitous sex and violence and nothing very 'creative' -

      With music they used to refer to it as 'alternative' - that caught on and so then it became mainstream CRAP too. Formulaic crap. Nothing creative or DIFFERENT.
      Originally Posted by thunderbird View Post

      It often refers to independently produced movies (what that actually means can get quite murky).
      Slow pokes. What took you so long?
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  • Profile picture of the author lcombs
    AHHH....

    I was under the impression it was a style, or genre.

    Thanks for clearing that up.
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  • Profile picture of the author hardraysnight
    i think indie means alternative, which are genres in music, but i have no idea on what they are supposed to mean

    i hate genre
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    • Profile picture of the author KimW
      Originally Posted by lcombs View Post

      AHHH....

      I was under the impression it was a style, or genre.

      Thanks for clearing that up.
      Originally Posted by hardraysnight View Post

      i think indie means alternative, which are genres in music, but i have no idea on what they are supposed to mean

      i hate genre
      Being old, for music just think garage bands or punk music.
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  • Profile picture of the author gladjah08
    i know its 'independent'
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    • Profile picture of the author JoeUK
      I've always seen it as 'indie' vidual, think it's a bit pompous labelling something as "indie" though...
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