The episode I previewed had a couple of story lines some of which were already in progress from past episodes. It was not difficult to watch as a stand alone episode though. I enjoyed the idea of showing the importance and seemingly lost art of hand written communication as the coworkers attempted to deliver a long lost letter. There was enough cattiness between a couple of characters to keep it interesting. There was a reference to "inserting yourself into people's lives". I tend to do that so I enjoyed seeing how that followed through the episode and I'm guessing the series.
A few of the "lessons" I learned from the episode which would truly be good for all ages: expectations of ourselves and others; pulling together/sharing the load; being yourself and some interesting tidbits about the South Pacific tree lobster. A line I especially liked, "...you stop worrying about all the things you can't do and you start dreaming about all of the things you can do."
There is LOTS of info about the series at:
http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/signedsealeddelivered
Upon doing some further research before writing my review, I was unaware that there was a Hallmark movie in 2013 by the same name. The original characters from the movie appear to be in the series. A face I recognized, but did not know his name without looking up: Eric Mabius from the series Ugly Betty. In the episode I reviewed, Marilu Henner (Taxi) played a conniving postal supervisor with a daughter vying to be Miss Special Delivery.
I first started watching and it is always difficult to not be critical and caught up in stereotypes. We can get so tied up in premise and what we think will/should happen. The idea of a department in the postal service that would take that much time and effort to deliver mail seems a bit far fetched. There were parts that were a little syrupy. Honestly though? Can't the world use a little more sweet? My house can. I'll be checking my cable subscription to see if we have Hallmark channel! If not, I'll be checking out episodes online:
http://www.hallmarkchanneleverywhere.com/Movies/Details?NodeID=29&TVEMovieID=5299
The American Bible Society has built a bible study to go with the series,
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If you get a chance to watch Sunday or check out online, I would love to know YOUR thoughts. Please feel free to comment!
**Please note that I received a link to preview an episode.**
