Category Archives: Transmissions
Tread Perilously — Scream Queens: Chainsaw
Tread Perilously’s semi-annual Patreon subscriber request month begins its summer edition with a look at the Scream Queens episode called “Chainsaw.” As the university tries to distance itself from the recent deaths, the Red Devil mascot is replaced with Coney, … Continue reading
Tread Perilously — Cop Rock: Pilot
Tread Perilously’s summer Grab Bag month concludes with the first episode of Cop Rock. When the LAPD busts in on an alleged crack den, an alleged rap song breaks out. The next morning, a woman arrested at the den pleads … Continue reading
Tread Perilously — Space Above And Beyond: Level Of Necessity
Tread Perilously’s summer Grab Bag month continues with its first look back at Space: Above and Beyond — an episode called “Level of Necessity.” When an operation on planet Daedelus ends with heavy casualties, Lt. Colonel McQueen notes Damphousse’s “anomalous … Continue reading
Tread Perilously — What’s Happening!!: Doobie Or Not Doobie
Tread Perilously’s month of reactionary PSA television concludes with the two-part episode of What’s Happening!! called “Doobie or Not Doobie.” When Rerun fails to obtain tickets to a Doobie Brothers concert at the high school, he runs into a man … Continue reading
Tread Perilously — Desperate Lives
Tread Perilously’s month of reactionary PSA television continues with the 1982 TV movie Desperate Lives. When high school guidance counselor Eileen Phillips spots 10th Grader Scott Cameron stoned to high heaven on their first day of school, she decides to … Continue reading
Tread Perilously — ABC Afterschool Special: The Day My Kid Went Punk
Tread Perilously’s month of reactionary PSA television continues with an ABC Afterschool Special called “The Day My Kid Went Punk.” When dweeby band nerd Terry Warren gets a summer job as a day camp counselor at a mountain resort, he … Continue reading
The Satellite Show 