Have you noticed that while there are still a lot of new shows being released week by week they’re not always, well, great?

To be fair, I don’t get to watch absolutely everything out there, but more often than not I have found the latest content is fine but not invigorating in the way the best TV often is.

My favourite show of the year has been “Shogun.” When I attended the Television Critics Association press tour a couple of weeks ago in Pasadena, Calif., the TCA (of which I am a member) gave “Shogun” four awards, including best new program and program of the year, which I wrote about here.

But it’s been difficult to find a lot else that lives up to that quality, although I am enjoying Season 3 of House of the Dragon, which I didn’t write about this year. And I was on the “Baby Reindeer” wagon, like a lot of other people.

I didn’t review Season 3 of “The Bear” either, although I did two interviews, one multi-journalist Q&A with the main cast and a one-on-one with Matty Matheson.

As for what else I’ve been up to, in my last post I mentioned that I had interviewed Elisabeth Moss about “The Veil” (another one of those shows that was fine, but not earth-shaking). That’s here.

I got to talk to Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson about the new “Doctor Who.”

I reviewed “Under the Bridge,” about the Reena Virk murder.

I talked to Jeremy Renner and Hugh Dillon about Season 3 of “Mayor of Kingstown.”

My most enjoyable interview of the year, hands down, was with Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton about Season 3 of “Bridgerton.”

I wrote a preview piece on 10 shows to watch this summer and the fact I included more returning shows than new ones is a reflection of how much production was affected by last year’s actors’ and writers’ strikes.

One of those shows, “My Lady Jane,” was part of a feature I did on the ongoing influence of the Tudor era on TV. If you haven’t seen it yet and you have Prime Video, check it out. It’s a hoot, certainly not historically accurate, but suspend your disbelief and enjoy.

And finally, I wrote about the Emmy nominations and why there are things to be celebrated (two noms for “Reservation Dogs”!) and things to be disappointed out (why only two noms for “Reservation Dogs”?).

I continue to work full-time as an editor at the Star, which is why I’m not posting here much. Even though I delegate some reviews and interviews to other writers, it’s still a lot to do a demanding 35 hours of editing every week and fit in being a TV critic on the side. But I love the work and will continue to do it. Although, apologies to “Bachelorette” fans, I’ve been too busy to watch Jenn Tran’s season.

Next on my plate, I’ll have a feature on the final season of “The Umbrella Academy,” for which I did a set visit last May; an interview with Canadian actor Enrico Colantoni, who co-stars in a Starz show called “English Teacher” (will probably debut on Crave, as far as I can tell); one with Canadian showrunner Michael Grassi, who has graduated from writing on shows like “Degrassi: The Next Generation” and “Riverdale” to creating one called “Brilliant Minds” starring Zachary Quinto (Canadian network still to be announced); a preview of fall TV; a column about the Emmy Awards before they air and probably one after as well; and always more to come.

Enjoy your summers!