Tonight a show airs that is not horror, scifi or comic book related, but firmly fits into the Geek category: Glee. 

From Ryan Murphy, the creator of "Nip/Tuck," comes Glee, a new comedy for the aspiring underdog in all of us.  The show blends satire, music, comedy, and rich, and multidimensional quirky characterization into an enjoyable hour of television.

More after the jump.

Glee tells the story an optimist named Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison, Broadway's "Hairspray"), former member of the award winning 1993 McKinley High School's Glee Club in Lima, Ohio.  Under the tutelage of Coach Lillian Adler, the Glee Club members honed their voices as well as their personal potential.  In the present, Will is a high school Spanish teacher and wants to bring the Glee Club back to its former glory.  He has his work cut out for him as glee club is made up of a nerdy soprano named Kurt Kurt (Chris Colfer), diva-in-training Mercedes (Amber Riley); and a geeky guitarist named Arty (Kevin McHale, "True Blood"), and stuttering soloist named Tina (Jenna Ushkowitz, "Spring Awakening").  The only hope for the club lies in two talented singers: Rachel (Lea Michele, "Spring Awakening"), a perfectionist firecracker who is convinced show choir is her ticket to stardom; and Finn (Cory Monteith, "Kyle XY"), the popular high school quarterback with movie star looks and a Motown voice.  He challenges the group of outcasts to realize their true star potential and faces criticism and ridicule from the principal (Igbal Theba), the girl’s cheerleading coach (Jane Lynch “The L Word”), and his demanding wife (Jessalyn Gilsig “Heroes”).  Will’s only ally is Emma Pillsbury (Jayma Mays, "Ugly Betty"), the cute germaphobe teacher with a crush on Will.  Rounding out the cast is Finn’s holier-than-thou girlfriend, Quinn (Dianna Agron), and the arrogant football player, Puck (Mark Salling).

Here is the preview:

The pilot episode aired as a sneak preview after last season's American Idol finale--I know this because the Idol episode ran long (again), my DVR cut off the ending to the pilot, and I had to wait weeks before it became available on Hulu.com.  From the pilot it was clear that this was going to be a feel good show and hit. 

Since it comes from the creative team behind "Nip Tuck", there is no problem with dialogue, pacing, or character development. But, what makes this show great is the music. This factor is greatly enhanced by the fact that the singing cast members are former Broadway stars.  Three songs, “On my Own” from Les Miserables and choir versions of Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” and Amy Winehouse’s “Rehab” are already on Itunes, and the show is expected two have two soundtracks before the end of the first season.  Tonight’s episode features show stopping numbers numbers with Kanye West's "Gold Digger" and Salt N Pepa's "Push It." At SDCC, the producers stated that there will be more striking musical choices in the future, including a late-season episode that will feature songs by both Barbra Streisand and the Rolling Stones.  I should also note that star Cory Monteith told the crowd he has his own view of the show's premise: "It's like if 'High School Musical' had been punched in the stomach and had its lunch money stolen."

Although the director’s cut of the pilot aired last week, it is still available here.

Here is the synopsis of tonight’s episode, entitled “Showmance.”

The Glee Club has their first performance in front of the whole school. This leads Quinn to realize that Rachel has feelings for Finn; therefore, Quinn goes through great lengths to keep her man. Meanwhile, Will's wife reveals some unexpected news, that force him to figure out some things. Will also finds out that he must recruit more people for New Directions in order to show up at Regionals.

And the trailer:

The show airs tonight at 9pm on Fox after the premiere of “So You Think You Can Dance,” which would normally provide a huge lead in audience for Glee.  But, Fox’s has big competition tonight as President Barack Obama will be delivering a Health Care Speech to a joint session of Congress at 8pm on ABC, CBS,NBC, PBS, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, CSPAN, and Fox Business News. 

I don’t the President will sing, unless of course he decides to watch Glee after his speech, then all bets are off.