Nah. I found BG and IWD on my own while looking over D&D stuff as I was considering playing in a tabletop group. I bought and downloaded the originals, and after about thirty minutes or so, I couldn't get past how poorly the game had aged in regards to its UI and graphics. Did some more digging and the EE's were perfect. The hype isn't what got me into the games, it was the updated graphics which allowed me to properly experience everything they had to offer that got me into them."I would have never gotten into these games without the EE's" meaning you are just a sucker for media hype. Nothing wrong with that per se, but you need to know yourself.
Also doesn't address the fact there is nothing inherently wrong with releasing an EE if it isn't done in a teasing/disingenuous manner; especially for games as old as the ones we're talking about. I wish IWD:2 had an EE. I might still give it a go even without one, but an EE would make the experience 10x better.