To me, the single biggest downside of this edit vs the original series is the movie vs episode length. All the changes here are excellent, but the longer format makes it a harder sell, especially for new viewers who might be more open to a series of 30-40 minute commitments until they get hooked.
My ideal plan is to recut these edits back into episodes for my own use, but I have no idea about when or how well that would work.