Oh man, no way is the Clone Wars TV series worse than the prequels. Certain arcs and the 2008 movie, sure, but on the whole it was way better than the prequels themselves. The Umbara and final Mandalore arc are both up there with the OT in my mind.
Clone Wars was often very Star Warsy. I was sad to see it go.
Jar Jar was pretty good in it for Christ’s sake. That was an amazing achievement.