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I wrote to Guy and I got an answer today!

posted 18 years ago by sanna_o75
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I'm happy right now. I wasn't at all prepaired that he would answer. I'm actually a little chocked and very very surprised. I wrote that I love him...of course and I asked him how it was to do those scenes with Gorden and I asked about those scenes when Gruber is sad about René getting married and all that stuff, if he played it for laughs and then I thanked him for all the laughs and when you're sad you can always watch 'Allo 'Allo and then you get happy again. This is his answer:

"Dear Sanna,

Thanks very much for your emails. I am sorry for the delay. As you probably know I am just back from Brisbane, and have been snowed under since my return.

As to your questions:
I naturally thoroughly enjoyed the 'set pieces' at the bar with Gorden. They became very much a motif of the show and the audiences loved the scenes. Laughing at oneself while shooting is always a danger - but comedy is a serious business. It's a matter of concentration!
I guesss the scenes where Hubert is sad are funny because they are sad. We call that 'pathos' in English. Think of Charlie Chaplin, who was the master in that genre.

These answers are very boring, aren't they! Sorry.

I am so glad that you enjoy the show so much and that it makes you happy. That's why we do it!

I send you kind regards,

Guy Siner"

Hihi

René: "How can I ever thank you?"
Gruber: "Well, I have not yet given the matter any thought..."

[–] trifilaki_greece 18 years ago

Cool! I always liked the scenes with Rene & Gruber.

Wonder which other of the actors are still working. I know that sadly Carmen Silvera & Richard Marner are no longer here.

[–] sanna_o75 18 years ago

Well, you can always check here on IMDB

René: "How can I ever thank you?"
Gruber: "Well, I have not yet given the matter any thought..."

[–] metallica_bl 18 years ago

wow,a mail from Lieutenant Gruber! cool! :)

[–] sanna_o75 18 years ago

I know :-) I even got another from Guy :-) So I have 2 now

[–] slainzcasl 18 years ago

Lt. Gruber, was a lovely person. He made you realise that there is good to be found everywhere.

[–] Karrie-5 18 years ago

Wow what wonderful words! =D I totally agree with you. Gruber literary changed my life!

[–] sanna_o75 18 years ago

Bruber is sucka sweet character. He's so nice

[–] ancarica 17 years ago

Gruber was always my favorite character <3

One day I was at a convention, and suddenly I saw him there, together with Helga and Herr Flick, all dressed up as the characters from 'Allo'Allo...So I got their autographs ^-^

[–] lesleyanne-hay1 17 years ago

Lt. Gruber was a lovely person. I always liked him. You did not want anything nasty happening to him. In fact I loved the Colonel as well - and Capt. Bertorelli and his "brave boys" were brilliant.

[–] catrionalowe84 16 years ago

Oh wow, you're so lucky! How did you get in contact with him? I ADORE Gruber, he was just the best. And I remember seeing a bit of a convention on YouTube, & Richard Gibson told a rude joke to the camera. How do you find out when they're on? Is there a proper fan site?

Catriona x

"...a babe with a bob cut & a magnificent bosom" - Geraldine, "The Vicar of Dibley"

[–] thomasdepeulvrucht 15 years ago

cool xD
always liked Gruber, he was part of the 'conquering heroes' but much more of a decent person than his fellow nazis (von strohm, flick, von klinkerhoffen, ..)
where did you find his emailadress?

"Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow." O.W.