Mr. Cates declined through a spokesman to comment on the writers' decision.
The writers' decision not to picket followed a move by two music unions to rally to the defense of the Grammy program.
It makes the writers' decision to airbrush out the anti-Semitism that was far more quotidian in that milieu in that era all the more intriguing.
This year's contentious Hall of Fame ballot, and the writers' decision not to induct anyone, reflects, among other things, a difference of opinion among voters and fans as to the meaning of the Hall of Fame.
At the owners' meetings in Arizona on Wednesday, Commissioner Bud Selig told reporters that he respected the writers' decision and expected a "rather large" class next year, when Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas will be eligible for the first time.
For Brackley, the writers' decision to allow viewers to make up their own minds about AI and its positive or negative impacts on society has been a key reason why people have kept watching.
Takei, for example, described Beyond as "a rip-snorting soap opera, I mean space opera," while also acknowledging that he disagreed with the writers' decision to reveal that his character Sulu (now played by Jon Cho) is gay.
It received generally positive reviews, as many critics praised the writers' decision to focus on Peter in a new location.
ABC executives initially protested the writers' decision to have Mary Alice purposefully kill Dierdre, prompting the writers to make Dierdre violent in order to justify Mary Alice's actions.
Tran also appreciated the writers' decision not to prolong Tom and Lynette's attempts to hide their separation, opining: "Last season, their fights were relentless and exhausting.
