I'm a huge fan of Signed, Sealed, Delivered. I recorded To the Altar back in 2018 and well, life is busy with everything happening, so only today (12 January 2021!!) I finally watch To the Altar.
It was definitely worth the wait.
Funny thing is I thought that by now there would be more SSD movies (the pattern is usually two movies per year) but sadly not to be. There were none in 2019. There was supposed to be one in 2020 but the pandemic has delayed this, so hopefully 2021 will see one and hopefully two SSD movies. By then Norman and Rita will have celebrated their third wedding anniversary!
That's right, because To the Altar saw Norman and Rita get married! Also, Oliver proposes to Shane. Will they be married in time for the 2021 movie?
To the Altar sees the return of five beloved recurring cast members: Gregory Harrison, Barry Bostwick, Keb' Mo', Carol Burnett and of course the irrepressible Zak Santiago!
Unfortunately Carol had to appear via laptop because in real life because as stated in the iMDB trivia: "This was due to scheduling conflicts arising from the CBS Carol Burnett Special that needed re-shoots after Kevin Spacey was removed from the broadcast."
Collen Camp, who played Rita's Mom in an earlier episode, didn't appear. In fact her character was killed off (she died spelunking). Why? According to iMDB trivia: "Actress Colleen Camp who previously portrayed Rita's Mother doesn't appear in this movie. The character is apparently killed in an unseen spelunking accident. Camp was apparently difficult to work with and was written out of all future SSD movies at the main casts request."
This hasn't been officially verified. But a tweet by Maria Giardello on Sep 25, 2017 provides a clue. Maria asked the main cast what it was like working with Colleen Camp and Barry Bostwick. None of the main cast responded.
I also love the classical piano music in To the Altar.
Let's hope Signed, Sealed, Delivered lives on in 2021 and beyond!
It was definitely worth the wait.
Funny thing is I thought that by now there would be more SSD movies (the pattern is usually two movies per year) but sadly not to be. There were none in 2019. There was supposed to be one in 2020 but the pandemic has delayed this, so hopefully 2021 will see one and hopefully two SSD movies. By then Norman and Rita will have celebrated their third wedding anniversary!
That's right, because To the Altar saw Norman and Rita get married! Also, Oliver proposes to Shane. Will they be married in time for the 2021 movie?
To the Altar sees the return of five beloved recurring cast members: Gregory Harrison, Barry Bostwick, Keb' Mo', Carol Burnett and of course the irrepressible Zak Santiago!
Unfortunately Carol had to appear via laptop because in real life because as stated in the iMDB trivia: "This was due to scheduling conflicts arising from the CBS Carol Burnett Special that needed re-shoots after Kevin Spacey was removed from the broadcast."
Collen Camp, who played Rita's Mom in an earlier episode, didn't appear. In fact her character was killed off (she died spelunking). Why? According to iMDB trivia: "Actress Colleen Camp who previously portrayed Rita's Mother doesn't appear in this movie. The character is apparently killed in an unseen spelunking accident. Camp was apparently difficult to work with and was written out of all future SSD movies at the main casts request."
This hasn't been officially verified. But a tweet by Maria Giardello on Sep 25, 2017 provides a clue. Maria asked the main cast what it was like working with Colleen Camp and Barry Bostwick. None of the main cast responded.
I also love the classical piano music in To the Altar.
Let's hope Signed, Sealed, Delivered lives on in 2021 and beyond!