US to get a 25th Anniversary Gen1 DVD release.

[griffin]

This new release is sounding better by the day. The people releasing this new set have been doing Q&A here, and even though the new company is run by people who ran the old company (Rhino), they confirm that their release should be free of all the sound and visual problems of the Rhino (and Madman) versions.
They also say that they intend to release the complete series before season 2, so that those of us who would want the whole series anyway, don't have to wait as long for it.

And from here, the entire set is being debuted at SDCC, and then to US retail stores soon after.

Bonus material includes "a 'conversation' with Bob Budiansky" and a "roundtable discussion" with 8 G1 voice actors, including Frank Welker.

Interesting...

Pity we won't be getting this here, since Madman are re-releasing their version here at about the same time (see the AUS news section).

[roller]

perhaps a nice person could burn me a disc of the extras?

[mangis]

Pics of the inside of the Season 1 set release
The thinpak cases look nice and shiny

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Tra...D-Update/11708

The Complete Series is being called 25th Anniversay Matrix of Leadership Edition Collector's Set

Unfortunately though I found this quote from a discussion here
http://www.shoutfactory.com/community/1551/thread.aspx

And, finally, a word about the "Matrix of Leadership" packaging. Make no mistake. We've not steered you toward a package that will harm your discs. We've not actually constructed a replica of the Matrix itself (though it was my dream package!! And we actually had it priced!!). Your discs will be safe and sound.

[griffin]

Minor update.
This set is going to be on display at BotCon, but an image of the packaging has been put up on a DVD website:
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Tra...ship-Set/11907