The Rocky Horror Picture Show while the film's fan culture of cosplaying and audience participation during screenings laid the groundwork for the similarly influential cult following surrounding Tommy Wiseau's "The Room" (2003). Members of the queer community comprised most of the Rocky Horror cult following: they identified with the embrace of sexual liberation and androgyny, and attended show after show, slowly forming a community. Judith A. Peraino compares Brad and Janet’s initiation into Frank N. Furter’s world to the self-discovery of queer identity, and to the traditional initiation of ‘virgins’ in the shadow screenings . June Thomas describes the midnight screenings in Delaware as a
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again like a production on "Glee" than the actual production of "Rocky Horror" on "Glee" did", although he did praise the casting of Cox, saying "In the long history of "The Rocky Horror Show", the musical has broken down doors and helped pave the way for an era of LGBT acceptance. So for Cox to step into Tim Curry's iconic fishnets is a victory in its own right." The program was nominated for the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series. The film was scheduled to be broadcast in New Zealand on TV3 on October 24, 2016, three