Editor’s Note: Fall TV season is upon us yet again. The Daily’s Life & Arts staff is previewing what’s on the docket for the major networks every day this week, whether it’s old standbys, new hopefuls or the shows you thought had certainly been given the ax by now.

“My Generation”
Network: ABC
Premieres: 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 23
Ten years have passed since their graduation: nine former classmates who are now adults reconnect for the first time while being revisited by the filmmaker who documented their hopes and fears for life after high school in this mockumentary. Each week will give insight into a different character’s background and story with the series premiere focusing on the laid-back Steven Foster receiving some shocking prom-night news a decade later.

— Margo Basse

“Community”
Network: NBC
Premieres: 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 23rd
If you haven’t been watching this show, then shame on you. Here are three reasons: 1. Joel McHale makes me drool. 2. Danny Pudi and Donald Glover are the funniest duo on TV today. 3. Chevy Chase isn’t acting; he really is that old and delusional. More importantly, Britta confessed her love for Jeff and if they don’t end up together, then there is just no hope left in the world.

— Caitlin Turner

“Vampire Diaries”
Network: The CW
Already premiered.
Airs 7 p.m. Thursdays
“True Blood’s” season is over, and lord knows how long you are going to have to wait see another “Twilight” movie. Solution? “Vampire Diaries.” It boasts a surprisingly complicated plotline, but thank the good lord they have some blood-sucking hotties to get you through all of the twists and turns. The second season has already started, but it’s not too late to get in on all the juicy supernatural goodness.

— CT

“The Big Bang Theory”
Network: CBS
Premieres: 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 23
Last season, “The Big Bang Theory” left off with Leonard and Penny broken up, Sheldon as awkward as ever and Howard and Raj continuing their bromance in secret. This season promises to continue with this pattern, perhaps steering toward either Howard or Raj getting a long-standing girlfriend. This combined with Penny and Leonard’s expected problems will build on top of the main attraction for the show — Sheldon. One hopes he will remain as dependable as he has in the past and will continue to be the source of many jokes and laughs.

— Kathryne Sites

“Bones”
Network: FOX
Premieres: 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 23
This season of “Bones” promises to follow its previous ones closely. The scientist who is socially inadequate until it hurts will continue to have a crush on the detective with more charm then actual perception, and both will continue to solve crime with their team of bizarre, yet intriguing qualities. However, the storyline promises to change with the introduction of Booth’s new girlfriend that he returns with after being in Aghanistan. So cross your fingers, and maybe the show will take an interesting turn.

— KS

“30 Rock”
Network: NBC
Premieres: 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 23
Liz Lemon back in love? At the conclusion of last season, Liz met hunky pilot Carol (guest star Matt Damon) as he rescued her from settling for her unpleasant British suitor, Wesley Snipes. Now, in the premiere of season five, Liz and Carol are in a relationship but not without Jack doing some proper meddling first. While love ensues in Liz’s life, Tracy struggles to function with Kenneth no longer there to manage his life and run his errands.

— MB

“The Office”
Network: NBC
Premieres 8 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 23
“The Office” will kick off Steve Carell’s last year at Dunder Mifflin next week, and the show’s writers are determined to send Carell off with a bang. The upcoming season will see the return of Michael’s love Holly, more pranks by Jim and Pam and Andy Bernard landing a role in a community production of “Sweeney Todd.” There is even a rumor that one episode of the season will consist of Michael suffering through a debilitating bout of herpes.

— Carmen Forman

“Grey’s Anatomy”
Network: ABC
Premieres: 8 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 23rd
I know, I know, this show is kind of a soap opera. Last season ended with a rogue shooter roaming the hospital and killing everyone (except, miraculously, the main cast). That was sort of a literal interpretation of the ridiculous emotional rollercoaster that is “Grey’s.” So get excited for the new season, and make sure you stock up on Kleenex and boxed wine ... or is that just me?

— Annika Larson

“Private Practice”
Network: ABC
Premieres: 9 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 23
Back in the days when everyone tuned in each week to “Grey’s Anatomy,” I loved the long-suffering Dr. Addison “She-Shepherd” Montgomery. Then she relocated from Seattle’s rainstorms and heartache to L.A.’s sunny beaches ... and more heartache. Now the head of private practice “Oceanside Wellness Group,” Addison and her co-workers/friends have more complications to endure this season, as she enters a relationship with her best friend’s ex-husband (Taye Diggs), and the entire practice continues to deal with the shocking loss of one of their own. Sadly, I’ll start caring about its stories if “Private Practice” actually gives me something to talk about Friday morning like its parent show once could.

— Alex Ewald

“Outsourced”
Network: NBC
Premieres: 9:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 23
Appearing in the “What the hell is NBC thinking?” time slot is “Outsourced,” a new comedy set in a call center in Mumbai, India, with an American office manager who must explain American culture to his staff. It’s a weirdly specific plot, but NBC does have a hot streak with Thursday night comedies, and a call center is certainly more charming than a sweat shop.

— Joshua Boydston