Inside Blip is about as old as the milk in my refrigerator, so there isn't exactly a lot of screeners coming my way for non-science-fiction shows. But thanks to a strange gamble by Fox, I had a chance to see tonight's season premiere of "Glee" at San Diego Comic-Con in July, and I haven't been able to stop talking about it since.

The "Glee" showing was done off-site from the San Diego Convention Center, pretty much a quick jog to a hotel next door that wasn't as close as it seemed on the map. I got there about 45 minutes early expecting to see a long line. Instead, I was standing with about 150 people, including Joss Whedon of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Firefly" fame.

I was actually a bit disappointed. The "Glee" pilot which Fox had aired the previous spring was one of the highlights of the midseason for me, and I couldn't wait to see what "Nip/Tuck" creator Ryan Murphy had in store next. I knew Comic-Con was more of a convention for geeks like me, but I thought there had to be enough interest to make this show a success across the board.

After about 30 minutes of waiting, they finally started letting people in the line into the ballroom. I was about to run and grab a seat in the front since it seemed no one was going to be there ... but instead, we all walked into a packed, standing room only ballroom with at least 2,500 people, all cheering and chanting for "Glee."

When the lights in the ballroom dimmed and Mr. Schuester's car drove into the school parking lot with the muffler dragging, it was almost like someone had pulled out a sneak preview of "Avatar." I don't think there was this much cheering and reaction for the Super Bowl this past year.

If you're not familiar with "Glee," Matthew Morrison plays Will Schuester, a Spanish teacher at a high school who has fond memories of show choir at the school. When the Glee Club advisor is fired after a scorned singer played by Lea Michele reported an indiscretion of his, Schuester takes over the club with dreams of returning to the state competition.

Instead, he gets a misfit of singers include Michele's character of Rachel Berry, Kurt Hummel played by Chris Colfer, Artie Abrams played by Kevin McHale, Mercedes Jones played by Amber Riley, and the football team's star quarterback, Finn Hudson, played by Cory Monteith.

The show is filled with so many songs, it's amazing they can fit any dialogue in at all. But the storylines you do see are amazingly funny and interesting at the same time.

When "Glee" was first being advertised, I joked that the show put the "g-a-y" back into "gay." And while the show definitely has a place in the hearts of fans in the gay and lesbian community, it's not something that can only find a home on Logo. The people in the Comic-Con crowd was a wide mix of backgrounds (and orientations), and the message being delivered isn't focused solely on acceptance -- it's about broadening horizons.

Saying that, you have to remember that this is a show on Fox where sex and animation sells. Since there's no animation in "Glee," you know what that leaves. And tonight's episode puts it on extra thick, but in a parody way.

Lea Michele has become one of my favorite actresses of the new television season, and I've only seen her in two episodes. But it's really Jane Lynch who steals some of the best scenes. Lynch plays Sue Sylvester, the advisor for the cheerleading squad known as the Cheerios, who gets her panties in a bunch after she realizes the school's show choir may take away some of her spotlight, and she plots to bring it down.

Sue is like a Cruella de Ville armed with an iPhone and a bullhorn, and she's not afraid to use either in situations that will make you laugh out loud.

"Glee" premieres Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET on Fox with an encore Friday at the same time. Don't pick just one of those days to watch it, pick both. You'll definitely want to see it again.