I would consider purchasing the first season of the 1988-1990 series. I'm
pretty sure Paramount can profit from releasing it, as far worse shows out there
have had DVD releases. If we follow this "no one would buy it" rule, then no one
would have purchased the post-Landau/Bain episodes of the original series on DVD
either.

The 1988 series is a little bit underrated... it has A LOT of flaws (mostly
1980s cheese and too much interference from McGyver and James Bond films) but it
does have brilliant episodes that could've been episodes from the original
series. I would much rather watch it than the last two seasons of the original
show. At least it's a return to international intrigue and espionage aspects of
the 1966-1971 years, not a standard 1970s police series.

The Plague is an excellent episode featuring Maude Adams playing a villainess
(something she was robbed out of doing with Octopussy).

The Pawn, involving chess and defection, is also good.

The Greek is another winner.

Reprisal is a must see, the IMF teaming up against a master of disguise
attempting to frame Jim Phelps. Lynda Day George is in it also.

Last but not least there is Target: Earth, one of the best "mission gone wrong"
episodes of any Mission: Impoissible series.

Sure, there are plenty of awful episodes (The Fueher's Children)... but there
are some aspects the show got right, as much as purists clinging to the original
show refuse to admit. It actually had the guts to kill off a regular (something
Bruce Gellar considered doing to the guest agents in the original notes for the
1966 show). Phil Morris IMO is a more charismatic actor than his father and did
much better when given serious acting roles. The late Tony Hamilton (once a
serious contender to play James Bond, though turned down supposedly due to his
homosexuality) is also a much better actor than Peter Lupus was. A shame he was
wasted in many episodes. And though her acting is a bit uneven, I quite liked
Jane Badler as the Cinnamon-esque character. She is food for the eyes and was a
fantastic improvement over Terry Markwell.