Cobra Kai said:

Some of them only know of the originals as being basically "rough cuts" with "missing scenes". And yes I have actually seen that exact quote recently on a message board.

This is rather troubling.

I am quite optimistic that properly restored originals will see the light of day, but likely not until after Episode 9 is out at best.

Meanwhile, so much damage has been done that it'll be interesting to see how the younger generation reacts to having the originals back on the scene in good quality.