Herbert Solow and Robert H. Justman observed that Whitfield never regretted his 50-50 deal with Roddenberry, since it gave him "the opportunity to become the first chronicler of television's successful unsuccessful series."
Herbert Solow i Robert H. Justman primijetili su da Whitfield nikada nije požalio njegov dogovor pedeset-pedeset s Roddenberryjem jer mu je to dalo "priliku da postane prvi kroničar uspješne neuspješne televizijske serije."