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S3E3 - Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog: The Dragon of Dare

March 6, 2026

Episode 3 of Mystic Knights sees our heroes quest for the first bit of magical armour that will allow them to tame Pyre, the dragon of Dare which is the namesake of this episode despite being in it for all of three minutes. Will Deidre tell the boys off, will Angus find some way of embarrassing himself, and will Rohan develop some kind of personality? Listen along to find out.

In podcast Tags saban entertainment, mighty morphn' power rangers, ivar, gerry o'brien, ned dennehy, lochlain o mearain, lisa dwan, justin pierre, vincent walsh, stephen brennan, kelly campbell, charlotte bradley, ireland, irish, connacht, ulster, queen maeve, connobar, torc, magic, adventure, fantasy, quest, nostalgia, retro, kids TV, children's television, CGI, monsters, snark, hjdoom
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S3E2 - Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog: Tir Na Nog

February 23, 2026

We’re back with episode 2 of the Saban Entertainment fantasy action series set in a TV executive’s idea of what ancient Ireland looks like. Having assembled the main cast they are now sent to the actual land of Tir Na Nog to do magical trails at the behest of a tiny king with a terrible beard. Can they manage to persuade him to help them before the castle of Kells is overrun by the forces of Temra? Listen along to find out.

Also I have a new game out at patreon.com/hjdoom. It’s called Mr Blobby and the Propaganda of the Deed and it’s a deeply libellous text adventure about light entertainment’s most deviant son. Yours for only a quid or local equivalent.

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In podcast Tags saban entertainment, ireland, tir na nog, iva, rohan, angus, connobar, deidre, maeve, ogre, fantasy, action, sentai, battle, kids, tv, nostalgia, cult, niche, power rangers, mighty morphn' power rangers, little people, fairy, aideen, temra, kells, celtic, magic, mystical knights of tir na nog
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S3E1 - Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog: Legend of the Ancient Scroll

February 10, 2026

It’s time for a new season of Popular Antiquarian and this time our main focus is going to be Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog, the weird Irish themed Power Rangers knock off from 1998. In this first episode we’re meeting the main cast and trying to decide which one is the most irritating (it’s Angus). Join HJDoom for another deep dive into something that absolutely does not deserve the care and attention being lavished on it.

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In podcast Tags saban entertainment, he-man, 90s, kids tv, adventure, monsters, toys, nickelodeon, retro, nostalgia, hero, maeve, conchobar, mider, deidre, angus, rohan, ivar, irish, mythology, action, quest, magic, ogre, kitsch, tacky, kells, temra, jobbing character actors, mighty morphn' power rangers, super sentai, tokusatsu
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S2E4 - Enter the Asylum - Snakes on a Train (2006)

June 5, 2025

Snakes on a Plane was arguably 2006’s biggest disappointment, a film that promised so much more than it was able to deliver despite the presence of noted charisma haver Samuel L Jackson. Fortunately all was not lost as The Asylum bravely decided to tackle the idea of reptiles on public transport with Snakes on a Train. It’s got no budget but can it manage to deliver some slithery thrills regardless? Listen along to find out what opinions HJDoom has on the matter.

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In podcast Tags the asylum, mockbuster, hjdoom, hieronymous j doom, david michael latt, asylum, retro, weird, snakes, bruja, magic, public transport, immigration, horror, schlock, exploitation, cinema, film, movie, b movie, z movie, cheap, cash in, david ramawi, julia ruiz, alby castro, lola forsberg
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