Yes, it’s fashion week and back to school week, but something much more exciting than that is in the air. It’s the start of the fall TV season!

This summer, television was more lackluster than blockbuster for me. I loved Whale Wars (I could totally end up on that show with the crew of the MV Steve Irwin), Torchwood, Royal Pains, Burn Notice and True Blood, but otherwise Doctor Who and SVU reruns filled my TiVo.

Will the upcoming fall season be any better? There are a few shows that have managed to pique my interest. The trend appears to be based in the sci-fi world, thanks to all of the vampires that are influencing every aspect of our entertainment lives. There are some old favorites I can’t wait to see and some new offerings you can’t pay me to watch.

Glee (Wednesdays, 9 p.m., Fox) is about a struggling Glee club at a school that doesn’t appreciate them. The pilot aired at the end of the spring season and I have been waiting with bated breath since then. This Glee club is more like the famous PS22 Chorus, but older, without the celeb attraction and way dorkier. I loved the pilot.

V (Tuesdays, 8 p.m. ABC) is back! If you are my age or slightly older, you will never forget this scene. This remake takes place in a darker, post 9/11 world and despite that, I really hope it is just as fun as the original. Early reviews are mixed, but as a child of the 80’s, I am keeping my fingers crossed!

Life Unexpected (mid-season replacement, CW) is about a girl who bounces from foster home to foster home and eventually tries to emancipate herself. While this sounds like trite and worn territory, early buzz on this is favorable and rumored to be the sleeper hit of the season.

Community (Thursdays, 9:30 p.m., NBC) is the show I am most excited about. From some of the minds behind the best single-camera comedy of recent times, Arrested Development, comes Community. It’s the story of a group of misfits who manage to get to know each other while attending Greendale Community College. Joel McHale (The Soup) is the lead and advance reviews can’t find a single note wrong with this show. I can’t wait.

The Vampire Diaries (Thursdays, 8 p.m., CW) are sure to have a following, but the word on the street is that its cliché characters and story lines have been done much better, many times over. Still, this novel-turned-television series, which was written years before the Twilight craze, has a legion of fans, so plan on it making it past season one.

Person Unknown (mid-season replacement, NBC) is a mystery about people who find themselves thrown together for no discernible reason. Part Lost, part Saw and part Cube, this show is supposed to keep viewers glued to their seat from the start.

Flash Forward (Thursdays, 8 p.m., ABC) is about a mysterious event that causes the entire world to black out momentarily. Humanity is given a glimpse into its near future, and every man, woman and child is forced to come to grips with whether their destinies can be avoided or fulfilled. I’m game for this, as long as it isn’t over wrought with obvious emotional pleas that you can see coming from a mile away.

Old favorites I can’t wait to be reunited with? 30 Rock (Thursdays, 9:30 p.m., NBC) is one of the funniest half hours on TV. The Office is a close second and of course, I am considering ordering Direct TV, just to be able to watch Friday Night Lights sooner than later. If you still aren’t on the Friday Night Lights bandwagon, what are you waiting for?!

What won’t I be watching? Cougar Town (ABC), Monsters Inside Me (Animal Planet) and the new Melrose Place (CW). Don’t get me wrong. I love cheese, but even I have standards.

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