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Bryan Cogman [0-0] American
Rank: 104
Producer, Television producer


Bryan Cogman is an Emmy Award winning television producer and screenwriter. He is known for writing nine episodes of the HBO series Game of Thrones: in season 1, "Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things;" in season 2, "What Is Dead May Never Die;" in season 3, "Kissed by Fire;" in season 4, "Oathkeeper" and "The Laws of Gods and Men;" in season 5, "Kill the Boy" and "Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken;" and in season 6, "Blood of My Blood" and "The Broken Man." 


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'A Storm of Swords' is a massive volume, and it seemed like it would be shortchanging it to try to cram it into ten episodes.
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I hate when the major event of a show I watch is spoiled for me. And I'm wracked with guilt when/if I spoil something for someone else.
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I couldn't enjoy 'A Dance With Dragons,' unfortunately. Of course, I enjoyed it, but it was the first of the books I read as a writer on 'Game of Thrones,' so all I could do is think, 'We're going to have to shift that,' 'We won't be able to afford that,' or 'That's a great scene.'
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I tend to write the episodes in the middle of the season, which can be a challenge because you've got to balance all these threads that have begun - and also make sure they will make sense with the overall plan going forward.
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I don't think of the characters as being good or bad because that doesn't help me as a writer.
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As far as engaging with fans... it's a tricky thing. I enjoy seeing the feedback on Twitter, etc. It's probably the actor in me.
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I come from the theater, where the response to your work is immediate, and I suppose there's a part of me that still craves that.
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The pressure used to wear on me. I was on Twitter a couple years ago, and I couldn't handle it all that well. Don't get me wrong, because 90% of the feedback you get is fantastic.
108
When we're shooting, I'm in producer mode.
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After we map out all the main characters' individual arcs, using color-coded index cards, we arrange them by episode and get a rough idea of the scene order.
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I tend to work in coffee shops. I need to get out of the house, and, well, I need the coffee.
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I think 'The Americans' is exceptional on every level.
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Coming out of Juilliard, I had a big head, and a lot of people wouldn't want to be an assistant. But I am so fortunate, and I've learned a ton.
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Don't limit yourself to one thing.
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I'm a big fan of the underdogs.
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