21 Thoughts People Had While Watching Fox's A Christmas Story Live! Musical

Fox's Grease Live! might have been a roaring success, but the reception for the network's musical take on A Christmas Story has been mixed, to say the least. The Sunday night debut of the adaptation of the 1983 holiday film features some great performances and a scene-stealing role for Chris Diamantopoulos, which had some fans feeling alive with the Christmas (and Hanukkah) spirit. Others, however, found it to be more akin to the disaster that was ABC's Dirty Dancing reboot. So, (*Oprah voice*) what is the truth? Take a look at the best tweets about A Christmas Story Live! below.

Shout out to everyone involved with A Christmas Story Live! Killer ensemble, great crew work and directing. You're pulling it off and doing it so well!! Bravo!! It is something to be proud of. #AChristmasStoryLive

β€” Justin Atwood (@justinatwood) December 18, 2017


I am watching A Christmas Story live. I think it's really good. The musical numbers are awesome. #AChristmasStoryLive

β€” Rebecca Archibald (@Beckajeane) December 18, 2017


I am LIVING for the racial and body diversity in #AChristmasStoryLive. Amazing representation for everyone!!!!

β€” Mary Jane Watson πŸ•· (@CourtCarmody) December 18, 2017


A Christmas Story Live was really well done. Didn't think I would spend my evening watching that but I made it all the way through really impressed

β€” Mason Forrest (@bat_mason) December 18, 2017


good actors take a line flub and cover so well you wonder if it was even a flub. that was beautiful work by maya and chris #AChristmasStoryLive

β€” crayolaβ„’ (@fakedannydevito) December 18, 2017


#AChristmasStoryLive has a Hanukkah song, a black Flick, and David Allen Grier as Santa. Stay woke, #Fox

β€” Maria (@StrMaryElephant) December 18, 2017


Okay, but Ana Gasteyer and Jane Krakowski are literally everything! #AChristmasStoryLive

β€” Anthony Michael Jr (@AnthnyDJr) December 18, 2017


Chris Diamantopoulos and Maya Rudolph flirting to cover Maya's line flub might be the greatest moment in the whole production. #professionals #AChristmasStoryLive

β€” Reenie Nayden (@fangirldilemma) December 18, 2017


Congratulations to everyone at #AChristmasStoryLive! You all crushed it! pic.twitter.com/nY16Sh3UR6

β€” broadway.com (@broadwaycom) December 18, 2017


Ana Gasteyer has done Elphaba, Fosca, Columbia, Fanny Brice and Mrs. Peachum because she's got RANGE. #AChristmasStoryLive

β€” Robbie Rozelle (@divarobbie) December 18, 2017


Why am I getting emotional watching Maya Rudolph play Mother Parker? It's so soothing how she sings so softly. #AChristmasStoryLive

β€” Carlos Reyna (@C_RReyna) December 18, 2017


This is the longest old navy commercial ever. #AChristmasStoryLive

β€” Mary Kate Chlada (@mkchlada13) December 18, 2017


I'm gonna have to watch the entire 24hr marathon of A Christmas Story to forget this dumpster fire called #AChristmasStoryLive πŸ‘ŽπŸΌπŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™‚οΈπŸ˜΅

β€” pdxproud (@pfaffpdx) December 18, 2017


If you're watching this without seeing the movie first, you'd think it's about Matthew Broderick stalking a family and no one seems to care. #AChristmasStoryLive

β€” Romina Julian (@filinadiangirl) December 18, 2017


Sat through 3 hrs of #AChristmasStoryLive. Now I wished I'd shot my eye out instead. And my other eye. And both ears for good measure.

β€” Tony (@willrunforpizza) December 18, 2017


A Christmas Story as a live musical was, in retrospect, a terrible idea.

β€” TRC (@RubrChickens) December 18, 2017


I'm all for a great musical, but some things just shouldn't be touched. With that said, a christmas story live is cringeworthy.

β€” Audrey Proa (@proaconstricta) December 18, 2017


After the Dirty Dancing live debacle I've decided to refrain from #AChristmasStoryLive so as not to ruin more parts of my adolescence.

β€” Fleurde (@leighchaux) December 18, 2017


#AChristmasStoryLive This is the worst thing Matthew Broderick has ever done. And he killed a person.

β€” MericanDaddy (@MericanDaddy) December 18, 2017


#AChristmasStoryLive please Fox leave classics alone you are destroying them one movie at a time #willnotwatchanymore

β€” Michelle (@Murph1168) December 18, 2017

I can't wait til next Christmas when Fox does 'Die Hard Live! The Musical' featuring such showstoppers as 'Shoot The Glass' & 'Yippee-Ki-Yay, MF'. #AChristmasStoryLive

β€” Alan (@DerbyWill) December 18, 2017