FOR EVERY CREATIVE PROJECT that finally finds its way to screens, there’s almost always a story about its making that would blow the audience’s minds. Take the case of new sci-fi series The Ark, whose creators – Dean Devlin and Jonathan Glassner – were for years technically persona non grata to one another because of Stargate.
If you aren’t aware, Devlin co-created the whole Stargate universe with Roland Emmerich in 1994 for their Stargate movie starring Kurt Russell and James Spader. In 1997, Showtime had Brad Wright and Glassner create a spin-off series, Stargate SG-1, that continued the film’s mythology without the involvement of the film’s cast, or Devlin and Emmerich. It went on to be a global hit lasting 10 seasons and spawning two direct-to-video films, and that never sat well with Devlin.
“I was very resentful about that,” Devlin tells . “So for many years, I had separated myself from the TV series. But at some point, someone who I trust turned to me and said, ‘You know, they must be doing something right if the show has
