Well, I have just acquired the entire show this week, the same day I bought the Best Buy KOTCS with the Crystal Skull. It was a leap of faith, considering that I didn't care that much for the show back in the day. But it was for those typical sorts of reasons, namely comparing it directly to the movies and noticing there wasn't that much action involved. It was also tough to accept no Harrison Ford, as his presence is really what makes the films work.
I don't remember ever really giving the show a fair chance. I think I may have watched an entire episode, and I seem to remember seeking it out once more when I heard Harrison himself would be popping up. But, to be fair, most of my TV watching days were behind me by that point. I think one of the things that killed TV in general for me was the commercials and how they break up the flow of a program.
I have obviously changed and grown in the 15 or so years since I last watched any of it. (I still don't go for commercials, tho!) With the mention of events from the show in the new movie this summer, and my zeal for all things Indy reaching a zeitgeist thru the release of an action figure line, the time seemed right to finally plunge back into this show.
What I have seen of it has been very engaging! They really nail aspects of the characters. Indy always seems like himself, albeit at a younger age. He possesses an overwhelming sense of curiousity and a penchant for getting himself into trouble. The idea of him always escaping from his nanny is already becoming a staple of the plot just two tele-films in, but I can deal. And the educational aspects of the DVD sets are probably the biggest treat of all.
It's heartbreaking to read this thread and realize what more we could have gotten had the series continued, but I'm now very thankful to have what we did get!