That’s pretty much all I was wanting to know. I think I’m going to buy one of them this weekend, but I got to wondering what’s different between the British set (that’s been available for a few weeks) and the US set (released more recently).
A friend of mine bought the UK version and it does not include the 3 hour pilot. Also, the music during the opening credits is supposed to be different.
The pilot is available seperately, as well.
IIRC, the US version has more extra features, too.
Another (obvious) difference is that unless you have a region-free DVD player, the British DVD set won’t play in an American DVD player (or vice versa).
I believe the British version the OP is referring to the version available at Best Buy that has been reformatted for Region 1 and NTSC. This version will indeed play on US DVD players and TVs. Aside from excluding the miniseries, this version includes additional scenes broadcast in the UK, but not in the US, due to the lack of commercials there.