What? The theatrical versions were hardly any better. I don't want to see ANY version of the prequels. I guess theatricals would at least make TPM watchable, without the extended pod race and all the other stuff the kills the pacing, but still, I just want the trilogy, in its original version. That's why my nice new tin has just that--plus some bonus discs. That's all the Star Wars I'll ever need.
And you're absolutely right about "severance pay." That was going through my mind when I bought it too.