ETC and JACK TV premiered the hit comedy series “Glee” on Sept. 10 at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium inside the RCBC Theatre, Makati City with the first two episodes shown to local media.

The hilarious hit musical series is currently billed in the U.S. as the one to watch out for among the new shows.

“Glee” debuted on Jack TV on Sept. 14. It will also air on ETC beginning Sept. 15, 10 pm.

According to the press release, “Glee” follows the story of Will Shuester (played by Matthew Morrison), a young optimistic Spanish High school teacher who refuels his own passion for singing and performing when he takes over William Mckinley High School’s Glee Club.

Convinced that fate has led him to such a task (the club’s name “New Direction” comes to him in bed), he gathers up a ragtag group of high school students and inspires them to realize their own star potential – even if everyone around them thinks otherwise.

Mr. Shuester then auditions a diverse group of underdog students. Among them are Mercedes Jones (Amber Riley) the Aretha Franklin belting, big girl with a prima donna complex (“I’m Beyonce and not Kelly Rowland!”); Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer), the gay guy with the soaring voice whose flair for fashion always gets him in trouble with the jocks; Tina C (Jenna Ushkowitz), a punk rocker whose stutter disappears when she sings; and Artie Adams (Kevin Mchale), a geek on a wheelchair who plays a mean lead guitar.

But Mr Shuester’s hope to make Glee great again lies in the hands of his two students, Rachel Berry (Lea Michele), a perky perfectionist obsessed with fame, and Finn Hudson (Cory Montieth), the star football quarterback with the gifted pipes who struggles to protect his own “cool” rep against his cheerleader girlfriend and arrogant teammates.

Also starring in “Glee” is Jessalyn Gilsig, who plays Will’s shallow, materialistic wife, Jayma Mays who plays the germa-phobe guidance counselor with a big crush on Mr. Schuester, and Jane Lynch (from “The 40-Year Old Virgin”) in another memorably funny role as Sue Sylvester, the cheerleading coach and Will’s nemesis.

Though billed as a musical comedy series, there’s an underlying melancholia to the show. While the kids in the glee club get picked on by other kids (Rachel Berry gets splashed on the face twice with Slurpee), the adult characters show that their lives are still unfulfilled (e.g. Will yearns for his past glee club glory days while his wife demands to have a baby and a big house among other things).

The “Glee” cast sings a mix of pop, rock and roll, R&B, Broadway and rap throughout the show. Songs like Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing,” Rihanna’s “Take A Bow,” REO Speedwagon’s “Can’t Fight This Feeling,” Kanye West’s “Golddigger,” Amy Winehouse’s “Rehab,” the theme from Les Miserables’ “On My Own” to Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” were sung solo or in a group by the musically talented cast.

Glee is the brainchild of “Nip/Tuck” and “Popular” creator Ryan Murphy. The series is like a hybrid of “High School Musical” and “Parker Lewis Can’t Lose” (for those who still remember that show) reinterpreted through its creator’s modern sensibility and razor-sharp wit.

The Los Angeles Times says the show is “the best thing you’re going to see on television,” while Newsweek comments that “Glee hits the jackpot!”

Simply said, “Glee” is good TV.