Just speaking for myself, the packaging is really cool with the manipulated crazy family photographs, even though it's a disadvantage that the disc holders are glued to the cardboard. I had to reattach them a few times with super-strong transparent glue!
Yes, the image quality of the episodes is grainy, which I only started to mind by the way when I found out more recent transfers were much better. I guess that in 2003, I was still used to analogue video, and I didn't even notice.
The best thing about the discs, however, are the extras: great running commentary, a few discarded cold opens, the vagaries of working with wide aspect ratios for High Def, (uncensored!) bloopers, a wonderful documentary on the genesis of the series, a day in the life of Erik.
The menus are way cool too! They clearly tried to turn it into something special, in the true spirit of MITM. Yes, I hope they will release the other episodes too, but sadly, because of the current dumping of DVDs at bargain prices, the packaging is actually a lot worse now than when DVDs appeared on the market.
Then there's the added astronomical costs for the music rights of course, which now blocks releases, or may result in even more cheapened designs and packaging. Yet, let's keep heart and continue to request and petition.
Rich