Just How Good Was Black Dynamite?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 มี.ค. 2024
- Was Black Dynamite an underrated gem, or an under achieving failure? Let's talk about it.
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Also, the Mr. Rodgers episode was INCREDIBLE
For some reason that one didn't really hit for me, but maybe I had just binged to much of it in a row by then
@@chillreview636 i just loved the way they portrayed him, as being all for the kids. The Elvis one was genius!
Bro I remember staying up all night at my sister house waiting for this to come on because they kept showing the trailer
An awesome show with a perfect blend of action and (oftentimes hilariously outlandish) humor! I hate the fact that it only had 2 seasons! It only got better in S2 (in my opinion), so who knows how much greater it could've gotten if it had been given more seasons?
Even though I wasn't a huge a fan of season 2, I do think it deserved to keep going. Who knows what season 3 could have been like
@@chillreview636I know I never laughed so much in a while
I was just getting into Black Dynamite and it's honestly pretty good. Damn I was missing out.
Yeah. I'm glad I finally gave it a full watch. Definitely worth it
It was a fun ass show. So damn funny. Captured the spirit of the movie. And probably is the most beautiful looking black animated show ever. I’m pretty sure it was too expensive to produce more episodes.
I watched the show last year and I agree about what you said about the other characters. I wish they had more screen time. Black Dynamite literally steals every scene that he's in. Maybe if the show just would've gone on longer, they could've done more with the other characters. Black Dynamite is one of my favorite cartoons now lol.
The king of the hill effect is the perfect name for wtv that feeling of enjoying sum but not chasing something like something you like if that makes sence
Not one time in my life have I heard somebody say "let's watch King of the Hill" but if you ask what I think about the show, I'd tell you it's hilarious.... can't really explain it 😂😂
@@chillreview636I only watch it at work. But as soon as I’m done and get home I stop watching. And it definitely is hilarious but idk I don’t chase it like boondocks, South Park and other great shows
Okay. I'm at an age where I read this thing call "the newspaper" and in this "newspaper" were hand drawn comics, and one of the comics was The Boondocks. At that time, A. McGruder was a highly controversial artist and we didn't know when he would be canceled, as many papers tried to boycott his comics. After the attack at 9/11, and the War on Terror, McGruder stepped up his scathing political rhetoric and it wasn't even clear he would make it alive much less continue publishing comics. So, for me and my friends to hear that a cartoon of The Boondocks was being made was absolutely insane. I'm not sure if people today can truly understand that since it's so easy to put anything on the internet now.
Also, I am also of the age to know that black films are regulated to hood movies and slavery, as "the man" tends to block many black movies, or tax them so heavily that black stars and films are squeezed out of production. Along comes Black Dynamite. Not just a Blaxploitation film ABOUT sticking it to the man, but a Blaxploitation film that DOES stick it to the man. No ads, no heavy sponsors, and only a select few theaters were even showing it. I had to drive across the state to see it. Its an Indy film that does what Indy films are made to do... be independent. This is context I think people should know.
Hey! I am also old as dirt and remember newspapers. Nice to meet a fellow fossil. But yeah, Black Dynamite and The Boondocks really ate special. Damn near miracles considering the times they released in. I guess genius finds a way to rise to the top somehow
I was lucky when it came to discovering Black dynamite. One of my classmates in school told me about the movie during my sophomore year so I checked it and loved it! The following summer break, I find out they had an animated series produced by carl Jones no less airing on adultswim was hooked since
Black Dynamite was amazing for those who understand it. A was one of the few who found a theater to watch BD live action when it first dropped. Not many can say that.
That show hit on every cylinder, but I couldn't get into it immediately either- I went into it wanting the Boondocks. Of course I'm white, so I never cared about the blackness of it, though I did appreciate it for being it's own thing.
I been on a king of the hill kick for about 6 months but I only watch it while I’m at work never at home. I know exactly what he means by king of the hill effect
I was also watching this show recently as well. I remember enjoying it mostly bullhorn but tbh when I thought about it I couldn't remember a single episode that I could tell people the plot of to watch the show.
Yeah, Black Dynamite is like good Junk food. Definitely good for some quick laughs but it didn't really have staying power
Finally a Blacky-D review my ninjas
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Bro Chill Review I love yo vids I have a video request you can do if you want too maybe an “adult swim” show tier list? I also really loved your adult swim video essay you did a while ago and this video was really good as well!
Thanks homie!! Funny you mention an adult swim tier list, because I've actually been wanting do some super long video ranking every adult swim show ever, but just haven't had the time. Definitely on my list of videos to do this year though.
Nice review. Black Dynamite is masterpiece for me, because it made me learn many things and opened door for more learning about afro-american comunity. Show with Boondocks gave me European white men a lot of context about things completly out of my cultural sphere.
I needed dive deeper to understand, but its why i love this show. It made me learn much more than Southpark, because after every episode i felt like i missing something to understand what was all time out of view for non associated people. (can be common knowlenge in USA, but out of reach to central Europe)
The Michael Jackson episode was the funniest to me as a kid. Love your videos bro keep it up ❤
Thanks homie! The grind ain't stopping!
i need to rewatch this so bad
Most of it still holds up 👍🏾
This show was soooo good 😂 boondocks animation but the black dynamite era … the Michael Jackson episode was the FUNNIEST for me 😂 the abusive scenes with Mike and also when the ninja was giving them advice hahah
I was actually happy that I could show my mom these episodes and she got the references better than I did 😂
The jaws episode with earth wind and fire one was hilarious too
This was a great show I remember enjoying it
Seeing your thoughts on Black dynamite is a lot like Mine with south park season 1 and 2 as I feel those two seasons built up arcs that led to their movie as south park the Movie was the Final to the first two seasons ending the old season status quo well giving inside to where the cast would be built from as the point of season 3 and Onward was showing the cast new frond status on the show and what they learned from the events of their movie
I felt like BD was missing something as well. It wasn’t one note, more like one chord. I think each char could have been expounded upon if we saw what they cared about other than pleasing dynamite. I get that was the dynamic, but nothing was really fleshed out, nor were there any kind of stakes? I dunno.
I agree. Watching Black Dynamite is like eating good junk food. It's perfectly fine in small amounts and can even be amazing in the right mood, but it's just not substantial enough to be considered a full meal.
Great video what’s you top 5 favorite anime shows
Top 5 is
1. Samurai Champloo
2. Naruto
3. Death Note
4. Black Lagoon
5. (As of 2024) Attack on Titan
@@chillreview636 Thank you definitely going to check them out
You didn’t say “no relation” after mentioning uncle rukus.. I assume relation.
God I hope not 😂😂
To be honest, being half black and Asian I have an uncle rukus in my family .. we all do somewhere and that’s okay he’s a developed character with heart. And he has some interesting opinions on black America I must admit 😂
Mi literally did the exact same thing watched a few episodes I enjoyed but never got into it.
What’s funny is that the movie actually does have that heart, not necessarily in the story but in the meta narrative of the fictional movie production within the movie. The whole thing is supposed to look like it actually happened in the 70s and they add jokes and moments where the seems of the film are barely holding together, which just makes everything feel earnest, like it’s a team trying their absolute best to make a good movie, which is ultimately the heart of why those old movies are beloved still. The show plays things straight, there is no fictional production the cartoon is all there is and it loses some of its tongue in cheek charm because of it.
Yeah I love the movie. I think the movie also benefits from being a 90 or minute experience, so the humor doesn't have a chance to run thin like a 20 episode series
I remember when i was little i thought if if had a kid his or her name would be black dynamite bc how badass the name is
I say go for it!!
Wasn’t there a live action movie for this?
Yup. A very good one
Definitely agree with you on the Elvis thing especially cause his fanbase will come for you if you say he's overrated or anything bad about him just like Eminem fans btw Eminem is basically the hip hop version of Elvis to me
The difference between Eminem and Elvis is that Eminem has always given due respect and props to the black artists he was inspired by. Elvis threw black artists of his time to side the second he got the chance to make it big. But I think even Eminem would agree with you that he largely got as big as he did because of his skin color
This cartoon still makes me laugh my ass off
I love King of the Hill
So do I... but not once have I ever wanted to go out of my way to watch it lol
Definitely need to check it out.
Honestly, between this and Squidbillies, it’s Adult Swim’s most underrated show
I fell like I could make a whole video talking about the hidden gems of Adult Swim, but this and squidbillies are definitely on that list
i enjoyed the black dynamite show, its okay! art is amazing
I wish I would have talked about the art more. It really has aged amazingly well. Not a single show like it. Maybe the art and animation budget contributed to Adult Swim cancelling it so quickly lol
@@chillreview636 it had to be crazy expensive yeah LOL real talent on it. super cool aesthetic and it stays consistent too!
I thought Michael Jai White created Black Dynamite, then again can you really blame me for thinking that given his marvelous performance as such character.
Yeah Michael Jai White made the original live action movies, Carl Jones helped bring it onto TV with the animated series
I threw that shit from the moon
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I think I know what you mean. Black dynamite while it is good. When looking at it before watching it. It doesn’t have that magic charm feel that the boondocks have. Black dynamite was more like a bittersweet type of thing. I do wish this show continued. When people talk about black cartoons they always bring up the boondocks for good reasons and Afro samurai but I always thought black dynamite was much much better than Afro samurai.
I feel like Black Dynamite and Afro Samurai are too different to really compare, but I get your point. Black Dynamite is like really good junk food. It's good but doesn't stay with you like a full meal does
@@chillreview636 yep totally agree it pretty good but nothing more. The movie I thought was much better.
an archer retrospective could be cool since the series just ended
Archer is definitely a show worth making a video about, but I would have to go back and binge the whole series because it's been a literal decade since I've seen a lot of those seasons
@@chillreview636 that's fair! show had a hell of a run over that decade lol
It was excelent, if anything trying to stay in continuity made the early writting wonky
What do you mean by trying to stay in continuity?
@@chillreview636 some of the earlier season 1 episodes tried to follow the events of the movie like having president Nixon and The Fiendish Dr Wu as minor antagonists
I started watching the show back in January of this year and it's onasly even better that Boondocks in my opinion now don't get me wrong The Boondocks was a great show but Black Dynamite is allot funnier and way cooler and the 2 season was even better than the first just saying it's probably amongst my favorite animated series along side Owl House,Hilda and Moral Oral
Didn't think I'd hear a Black Dynamite > The Boondocks opinion, but hey... to each their own. Moral Oral is def on of my favorite AS shows too, but I never heard of the other 2 you mentioned
@@chillreview636 you should check them out there really good show especially Hilda is so underrated
In my opinion this show was almost as good as The Boondocks
Humor is only as funny as the person it relates to and it’s obvious that a lot of the satire and subject matter of black dynamite you can’t relate to nothing against you just commenting on your video
I actually relate to Black Dynamite's humor a lot. I even think a good amount of the episodes (especially in season 1) are hilarious. I think the humor just ran thin eventually, and the show didn't really have much outside of quick gags to hold on to as a viewer. That's just my opinion tho, I can definitely understand someone else never getting tired of those jokes
Also, no offense, but maybe are you angry that Elvis did black music better and with more soul/charisma than other black artists? You don't see white people claiming that blacks "stole" modern recording techniques etc.
Elvis grew up idolizing small time Black musicians that most white people never knew existed (because of racism and segregration) and he copied their style and music to a T, then performed for a white audience who weren't accepting of black people. He didn't do it better, he was just a white man with a socially acceptable appearance for white america to latch onto.
You think Elvis performed the music with more soul and charisma than black artists before and during that time?
The boondocks was a black show made for black people in the first 3 seasons black dynamite was a black show made for everyone just like the boondocks season 4 I think that is the difference
Hmmmmmm I kind of feel like the opposite is true.