I understand your point and it's a valid one - especially where casual fans or fans who are on the fence about buying the pre-Barn eps are concerned. And at some piont something tells me MPI will most probably do everything you've said.
Changing the subject slightly, personally, I'm probably a marketer's worst nightmare when it comes to packaging something that I might otherwise not be interested in to try to entice me to buy it. For instance, DVDs that have flashy packaging might get me to look at them, but all the great packaging in the world still won't get me to buy something if I strongly suspect or specifically know that it's not something that would probably appeal to me. On the other hand, often in spite of lackluster packaging, I will buy something if I suspect or know it's probably something I will enjoy. I suppose I'm a content over facade kind of guy.
(Which is probably why no matter how pretty/handsome an actress/actor might be, just watching them simply to appreciate their looks seems like a waste of time to me if they're lacking in talent and/or they're not bringing anything to their role beyond their looks. The same thing goes for movies, TV shows, etc. that are all flash and no real substance. (Do you hear that producers of
Las Vegas?! But I digress...
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