Sure, The Wiz Live! was a huge prime-time event, but The Wiz holds special fondness for many African-Americans, and "Black Twitter," can be hilariously merciless.
(Remember #AskRachel?) As with anything Michael Jackson-related, or macaroni and cheese, you have to get The Wiz right.
The typical snark and shade so common on Twitter was gone, replaced with sheer joy.
There were lots of tweets about people crying (yes, The Wiz is that serious), amazement at the set and costumes, and a lot of "Yaass!" at the Emerald City voguing scene.
Judging by the tweets, The Wiz Live! was a home run, bringing together actual families, Twitter family and the metaphorical, multi-culti human family - a feel-good event that came at just the right time too, considering the news cycle of the past few weeks.
People's entire childhoods were at stake here - even Hollywood royalty.
Pulled out my crew jacket in honor of tonight.
6. ...even Common's geometric bouncer look.
The many commercial breaks seemed like a small price to pay.
Gotta take the excellence in doses or we'll burst into flames. #TheWiz
[...] they are glued to the TV. #TheWiz They love seeing a reflection of themselves.
The Wiz was so good it became a moment of cultural pride.
The Emerald City vogue scene was basically like the heavens parting and raining gold.
By the time Uzo Aduba floated down and sung the hell out of her song, people just couldn't take it anymore.
The Wiz's message really hit, uh, home.
Some thought the ending left them longing -- like The Wiz touched them in the morning and then just walked away.
