The bare facts:This collection comes in a multi-section keep case that takes up 1" of shelf space; that's almost exactly the same amount of space occupied by a single VHS cassette in its cardboard jacket. By way of comparison, the first 16 volumes of the Twilight Zone DVD set (which also contain 32 "TV hours" of programming material) take up more than 9-1/2"... Since I have a limited amount of both shelf space and disposable income, I am ecstatic over this apparent new direction in DVD packaging.After reading the reviews here, I made sure that all 8 sides of my set played correctly on both of my DVD players. They do. I have NO reason to doubt the trouble reports here, and I DO know well the frustration of having to return a defective DVD...