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LOS ANGELES — Even El Niño couldn't stop Fox's Grease Live from hand-jiving its way into our hearts. The three-hour broadcast, which aired Sunday night, marked the network's memorable foray into the world of televised live musicals. Outstanding performances from an all-star cast, coupled with impressive behind-the-scenes camerawork, helped the musical shine despite gloomy weather. Everyone, of course, had their doubts. Grease is iconic (both the stage musical and 1978 film). Parents, teens, theater nerds and everyone in between have memories attached to this brand, be it a song, dance move or Halloween costume. Some critics were wary of televised musical attempts even before Grease Live aired. After all, NBC had already brought three musicals — Sound of Music , Peter Pan and The Wiz — to life, and while they were entertaining, not all of them had the TV magic audiences had been hoping for. Former Fox chief Kevin Reilly first greenlit Grease Live back in April of … [Read more...] about ‘Grease: Live’ review: Thank you, Fox, for raising the bar

UPDATED 1:16 p.m. ET: Tim Peake's spacewalk ended early after fellow astronaut Tim Kopra reported a small amount of water in his helmet. LONDON — British astronaut Tim Peake has started his first spacewalk on Friday, during which he'll help to carry out work on broken solar units. The more than six hour spacewalk, known officially as an extravehicular activity (EVA), is a big step for Britain's first official astronaut on the International Space Station. See also: Rocket man: Britain sends its first astronaut to the ISS He's carrying out the assignment, attached to the ISS with a steel cord, alongside Nasa astronaut (and namesake) Tim Kopra. As well as fixing the broken power unit, the pair will also lay cables for adapters that will accommodate the arrival of U.S. commercial crew vehicles. Both @astro_timpeake (EVA2) and @astro_tim (EVA1) out the airlock - now we really can say #britinspace pic.twitter.com/NSIhdFkdAp — ESA (@esa) January 15, 2016 Ahead … [Read more...] about British astronaut Tim Peake takes first historic step into space

PASADENA, Calif. — Eagle-eyed Grease fanatics are in for a treat when the musical comes to Fox later this month. Producers on Friday announced that while John Travolta and Olivia Newton John are not set to appear in the live production, two former Grease cast members will — Didi Conn and Barry Pearl, who played Frenchy and Doody, respectively. Both will be playing new roles. See also: Learn how to rock 'The Danny Look' in new look at Fox's 'Grease: Live' Director Thomas Kail, who also directed Broadway favorite Hamilton , said their casting was to "pay respect" to the original cast. Conn will be playing Vi the waitress, a role played by the late Joan Blondell in the 1978 film. As luck would have it, the role means Conn will share the screen with Carly Rae Jepsen's Frenchy. "We do have a moment where we have the generations staring at each other and having this really wonderful scene," said Kail. "That was pretty thrilling to watch, to say the least." This … [Read more...] about ‘Grease Live’ will feature an exciting nod to the original movie

Chennai is being pounded by the worst rains in nearly a century, with a fresh bout of heavy downpour over the last few days leaving most parts of the city under water. Several parts of the state of Tamil Nadu are also being lashed by torrential rains, with the number of deaths rising to 188. See also: These photographs show the devastating impact of heavy rains in Chennai Daily life in the city came to a grinding halt, as flights to the city were suspended yesterday after the Chennai airport's runways were flooded with water. This has left nearly 4,000 people stranded at the airport, which will remain closed today as well, with rains forecast for the next few days. Around 19 trains were also cancelled due to flooding of rail tracks. With most roads being waterlogged, schools have been closed and scheduled exams postponed. Chennai Airport remains shut. Please tell your friends to postpone non-essential travel or make road arrangements. pic.twitter.com/n4ketfLGWe — Shiv … [Read more...] about Chennai flooded after worst rains in a century, locals unite on social media

Metal blades inches from a pretty face in a cold setting. And sequins — many sequins. This is not the plot of a B-horror movie — this is pairs figure skating at the Olympics . Spins, jumps and twirls all perfectly synchronized down to a millisecond and always a millimeter from disaster. See also: 16 Dazzling GIFs of Figure Skating Pairs at the Winter Olympics Photographers in Sochi captured the moments that might give you icy nightmares. Don't try this on your local frozen pond, aspiring skaters. Maylin Wende and Daniel Wende of Germany. Image: AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev/Associated Press Julia Lavrentieva and Yuri Rudyk of Ukraine. Image: AP Photo/Bernat Armangue/Associated Press Stefania Berton and Ondrej Hotarek of Italy. Image: AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda/Associated Press Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch of Canada. Image: AP Photo/Darron Cummings/Associated Press Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov of Russia. … [Read more...] about 12 Pairs Figure Skaters Millimeters From Disaster