CBS/Paramount have recently been putting out complete series sets for shows they already have HD masters for, without new bonus features. I would buy a complete I Love Lucy even knowing it would most likely not include the “night of broadcast” versions for the later seasons. There are only so...
I think it’s possible in the sense that the film elements were scanned in 4K, and HD masters were created for digital distribution, so a lot of the heavy lifting has already been done. I think it’s just one of those things where MPI is going to have to look at their sales figures for the disc...