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So, I will use only HDTV as video source, plus the MGM logo at the beginning and end to match the blu-ray soundtrack.

That's fine, Andrea. Honestly, it is not worth that much time and effort to get that little bit of picture info back in. I'm much more excited to see the HDTV (which I've never seen before in 1080p but only heard good things about) with good sounding audio.

BUT... I want you forgive me for this fact, and so I thought to do, apart the normal restoration, an extra fan-edit version, using the deleted scene put at the beginning, plus replacing the credits with a custom version I found on the net - a wondeful one - in an additional BD-25, along with extra material... what do you think?

Sounds interesting! If you think you have the time, go for it. Is the deleted scene in high enough quality? Do you need to upscale it?

Incidentally, I'm very excited for your edition of BATB and any other future projects in 2014. Happy Holidays!