However, if you’re unfamiliar with the source material, don’t let that deter you from giving the series a chance the writing is hysterically sharp, the series only loosely follows the continuity set up by the preceding film and many of the jokes don’t require an in-depth knowledge of the tropes of the genre to be appreciated, making this series an ideal entry point for curious newcomers.
Proprietor of the local Whorephanage – A place for both Whores and Orphans, naturally – Black Dynamite fights against the tyranny and oppression of The Man in a series that offers a subversive take on the po-faced blaxploitation formula by deftly mixing action, comedy and skewering a myriad of celebrity targets.īasically if you’re a fan of the film that inspired the series, Undercover Brother or any of the Seventies kung fu films featuring Jim Kelly than Black Dynamite will appeal to your comedic sensibilities, with many subtle nods to the anachronisms of the genre. If you’re unfamiliar with the origins of the character, there’s not really all that much you need to know about Black Dynamite: Take Shaft, add a dash of The Mack, mix it up with a little bit of Black Belt Jones and you’ve got the smooth talking, moustachioed ladies man with a Kung Fu grip. T, O.J Simpson, Elvis Presley and more all make a surreal appearance throughout the madcap storylines of the episodes. With most of the original film’s cast coming back and lending their voices to their respective characters and a refined and aesthetically appealing art style reminiscent of that of The Boondocks, Black Dynamite ticks all of the boxes that fans of the film would be expecting it to whilst still managing to add a new dimension to the exploits of the titular character and his loyal crew by thrusting them into hilariously irreverent situations, usually featuring a prominent celebrity in a guest role – Richard Pryor, Michael Jackson, Mr. Based upon the comedic 2009 Blaxplotation homage of the same name, Black Dynamite is a wildly hilarious, razor sharp continuation of that film’s satirical story of a Kung Fu fighting Seventies renaissance man.