I really love this show; I will say if you're looking for a realistic portrayal of life in a post office - that's not the purpose of this show. What the post office does offer is a creative backdrop; the characters are slightly quirky - not quirky in a scary, or disrespectful way but quirky in that they seem almost from another time; a time when gentleness, decency and respect were commonplace - not quirky.
The episode involving the bank vault and the love letters was IMO a work of art. First it highlighted the lost art of letter writing; the words in this episode conveyed as much emotion as any canvas I've seen. And then there's the developing relationship between Oliver and Shane; it was amazing the feelings that are demonstrated by restraint.
And that is one reason I enjoy this show; it shows true and pure emotion. I hate to resort to describing a show by what it is not but where so many series rely on visual cues to stimulate us with lust, passion, and sex, Signed, Sealed, Delivered relies on words and acting to remind us of the human capacity for love, compassion and concern.
There are accents of humor, enough to enhance flavor; but the meat of the show is our characters' weekly foray into finding the right thing to do; relying an man's innate ability to know right, even when it isn't in the rules.
The episode involving the bank vault and the love letters was IMO a work of art. First it highlighted the lost art of letter writing; the words in this episode conveyed as much emotion as any canvas I've seen. And then there's the developing relationship between Oliver and Shane; it was amazing the feelings that are demonstrated by restraint.
And that is one reason I enjoy this show; it shows true and pure emotion. I hate to resort to describing a show by what it is not but where so many series rely on visual cues to stimulate us with lust, passion, and sex, Signed, Sealed, Delivered relies on words and acting to remind us of the human capacity for love, compassion and concern.
There are accents of humor, enough to enhance flavor; but the meat of the show is our characters' weekly foray into finding the right thing to do; relying an man's innate ability to know right, even when it isn't in the rules.