Comment by opello

David Simon talked about this for the HD release of The Wire:

https://davidsimon.com/the-wire-hd-with-videos/

It seems like the video examples are unfortunately now unavailable, but the discussion is still interesting and it's neat to see the creative trade-offs and constraints in the process. I think those nuances help evoke generosity in how one approaches re-releases or other versions or cuts of a piece of media.