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'''Bryan Cogman''' (born 25 July 1979) is an American scriptwriter. He previously worked on the short-lived series ''[[wikipedia:My Own Worst Enemy (TV series)|My Own Worst Enemy]]'' as a writing assistant and story editor.
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'''Bryan Cogman''' (born 25 July 1979) is an American scriptwriter, and staff writer for ''[[Game of Thrones (TV series)|Game of Thrones]]''.
   
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Cogman worked on the ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' pilot as a writing assistant and on the full series as a script-editor and writer. He has also written three episodes of the series, as well as many of the "history" special features on the Season 1 DVD/Blu-ray set. He also serves as the unofficial "keeper of the mythos" for the show. He also wrote the series bible outlining character and background information for other writers, actors and crew to consult. He is the author of ''[[Inside HBO's Game of Thrones]]'', the official companion guide to the series.
  
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Cogman graduated from [[Wikipedia:Julliard School|Julliard]].<ref>[http://observer.com/2015/04/blood-caffeine-sex-magic-how-game-of-thrones-gets-written/ ]</ref>
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Cogman previously worked on the short-lived series ''[[wikipedia:My Own Worst Enemy (TV series)|My Own Worst Enemy]]'' as a writer's assistant.
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==''Game of Thrones''==
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Cogman worked on the ''Game of Thrones'' [[Pilot episode|unaired pilot episode]] as a writing assistant to [[David Benioff]] and [[D.B. Weiss]]: he wrote the series bible outlining character and background information for the rest of the cast & crew to consult, and was known as the unofficial "keeper of the mythos" for the show. He also wrote the script for the fourth episode of Season 1.
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Originally, Cogman didn't expect to be credited as a writer in Season 1, but then Benioff and Weiss asked him to take a crack at the fourth episode. When they received his draft, they decided to give him full writing credit for the episode - which became "[[Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things]]". As Cogman said:
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:''"I didn't know I was writing an official GoT script when I penned my S1 ep..I thought it was just an exercise D&D [Dave and Dan] assigned me. Had no hope in my wildest imagination that I'd write for S1 or S2, for that matter. So I wrote 'Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things' blissfully unaware of the high stakes."''<ref>[http://watchersonthewall.com/cogman-tweets-anon/ ]</ref>
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Therefore Cogman considered the episode he wrote in Season 2, "[[What is Dead May Never Die]]", to be the first "true" script he wrote for the TV series, knowing from the beginning that he was the primary writer on it.
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After Season 1 Cogman was promoted to story editor and staff writer, and wrote at least one script every year through Season 5. He was promoted to Co-Producer in Season 4, and a full Producer credit in Season 5.
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Cogman also wrote the hour-long series of animated featurettes included in the TV season Blu ray set for Season 1 (narrated by the TV series's starring cast, in-character), known as the "[[Complete Guide to Westeros]]". Although [[Dave Hill]] took over the writing responsibilities for the new format known as the "[[Histories & Lore]]" series, Cogman still oversaw it.<ref>"[http://winteriscoming.net/2012/02/22/inside-the-creation-of-the-game-of-thrones-box-set-with-bryan-cogman/]"</ref>
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In June 2014 it was announced that Cogman will also be the scriptwriter for a movie adaptation of the ''Magic: The Gathering'' fantasy card-game series.<ref>"[http://www.deadline.com/2014/06/game-of-thrones-scribe-bryan-cogman-takes-on-magic-the-gathering-for-fox/]"</ref>
   
 
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* HBO Making Game of Thrones blog for Season 1.
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* Cogman was in charge of writing HBO's ''Making Game of Thrones'' blog for Season 1. In Season 2 responsibility for it was handed over to Benioff and Weiss's assistant Cat Taylor.
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* Cogman wrote the official guidebook for Seasons 1 and 2, [[Inside HBO's Game of Thrones‎‎]] (2012).
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* Season 1 Blu-ray/DVD special features, notably history and character descriptions. Cogman wrote the 60 minutes' worth of featurettes known as the "[[Complete Guide to Westeros]]", in which cast members, in-character, narrate the history of Westeros. It functionally constitutes an entire "bonus episode" of sorts.
  
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* The sigil next to Cogman's name in the opening credits is actually a vomiting maester - a joke by Benioff and Weiss, referencing how at the Season 1 wrap party, Cogman had too much to drink and had to throw up.<ref>[http://www.denofgeek.us/tv/game-of-thrones/243771/67-things-you-didnt-know-about-game-of-thrones-season-4 ]</ref>
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* Author of the 2012-released series guide book [[Inside HBO's Game of Thrones‎‎]].
  
   
 
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* [http://www.westeros.org/GoT/Features/Entry/Interview_with_Bryan_Cogman An interview with Bryan Cogman at Westeros.org.]
  
* [http://www.westeros.org/GoT/Features/Entry/Interview_with_Bryan_Cogman An interview with Bryan Cogman at Westeros.org.]
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Bryan Cogman (born 25 July 1979) is an American scriptwriter, and staff writer for Game of Thrones.

Career

Cogman graduated from Julliard.[1]

Cogman previously worked on the short-lived series My Own Worst Enemy as a writer's assistant.

Game of Thrones

Cogman worked on the Game of Thrones unaired pilot episode as a writing assistant to David Benioff and D.B. Weiss: he wrote the series bible outlining character and background information for the rest of the cast & crew to consult, and was known as the unofficial "keeper of the mythos" for the show. He also wrote the script for the fourth episode of Season 1.

Originally, Cogman didn't expect to be credited as a writer in Season 1, but then Benioff and Weiss asked him to take a crack at the fourth episode. When they received his draft, they decided to give him full writing credit for the episode - which became "Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things". As Cogman said:

"I didn't know I was writing an official GoT script when I penned my S1 ep..I thought it was just an exercise D&D [Dave and Dan] assigned me. Had no hope in my wildest imagination that I'd write for S1 or S2, for that matter. So I wrote 'Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things' blissfully unaware of the high stakes."[2]

Therefore Cogman considered the episode he wrote in Season 2, "What is Dead May Never Die", to be the first "true" script he wrote for the TV series, knowing from the beginning that he was the primary writer on it.

After Season 1 Cogman was promoted to story editor and staff writer, and wrote at least one script every year through Season 5. He was promoted to Co-Producer in Season 4, and a full Producer credit in Season 5.

Cogman also wrote the hour-long series of animated featurettes included in the TV season Blu ray set for Season 1 (narrated by the TV series's starring cast, in-character), known as the "Complete Guide to Westeros". Although Dave Hill took over the writing responsibilities for the new format known as the "Histories & Lore" series, Cogman still oversaw it.[3]

In June 2014 it was announced that Cogman will also be the scriptwriter for a movie adaptation of the Magic: The Gathering fantasy card-game series.[4]

Series credits

Story editor

Executive story editor

Co-producer

Producer

Writer

Template:Season one credits Template:Season two credits Template:Season three credits Template:Season four credits Template:Season five credits

Notes

  • Cogman was in charge of writing HBO's Making Game of Thrones blog for Season 1. In Season 2 responsibility for it was handed over to Benioff and Weiss's assistant Cat Taylor.
  • Cogman wrote the official guidebook for Seasons 1 and 2, Inside HBO's Game of Thrones‎‎ (2012).
  • The sigil next to Cogman's name in the opening credits is actually a vomiting maester - a joke by Benioff and Weiss, referencing how at the Season 1 wrap party, Cogman had too much to drink and had to throw up.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ [1]
  2. ↑ [2]
  3. ↑ "[3]"
  4. ↑ "[4]"
  5. ↑ [5]
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