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I attended the Comic-Con panel on July 24, 2014, which featured Adam West, Julie Newmar, and Burt Ward, as well as clips from the Blu-ray release and information on extras. I can confirm that the Limited Edition Blu-Ray will include never before seen photos, a Hot Wheels Batmobile, and several featurettes on the disks. The episodes themselves look gorgeous--scratches cleaned up, colors corrected, modest sharpening done. At the split screens showing the old TV broadcast vs. the new Blu-Ray, the improvements were stunning. This will be a "must-own" for physical media. Episodes will be complete and uncut. They even showed cameos by Dick Clark, the Green Hornet and Kato, and Bill Dana as José Jimenez. Fans will not be disappointed. UPDATE: Here's an update on the set after actual delivery: The Blu-ray completely lives up to the picture quality shown at Comic-Con. Colors pop off the screen, the image is sharp with no annoying noise or grain, even in dark scenes. For example, you can make out when Batman needs a shave, the natural grain in Batman's cowl, even the ragged threads of Batman's cape. For the first time, I noticed that Batman's "ears" are a different color than most of his cowl. Simply amazing. Because the original show was not wide screen, on modern HDTVs, you can expect black bars on the side of your screen. The seasons are individually-cased, and each season has disks that are color-coded, so you won't accidentally mix up the disks. Special features are on the last disk in the Season 3 set. I can also confirm that the "Batgirl Pilot" is included in the special features, under the section entitled "Bat Rarities! Straight from the Vault". Also included there are Burt Ward's screen test with Adam West, Screen tests of Lyle Waggoner and Peter Deyell, and a tribute to James Blakeley, production manager on Batman and The Green Horner. The Batgirl Pilot is not re-mastered, so the colors are faded with scratches and other defects visible. The included Episode Guide is okay, but while it gives a short description of each episode, lists the villain, original airdate, writer and director, it doesn't list the guest star(s) for each episode. The actors playing the villains are named only the first time they make an appearance in an episode; subsequent episodes only list the villains name, which is fine unless you have to want to view a later episode and can't remember which actor is playing the villain. This set is exactly what it was promised to be--the best color, the best imagery, the most complete set of the Batman TV-series ever. It's the pinnacle of what Blu-ray was meant to deliver. Gripe about the price, but it's well worth it if you love Batman and have a high-definition set. Five stars.