I think he meant advanced for being a weekly television series as was the original intent. It's still a damn sight better than the direct to video stuff that litters the DVD aisles here. You haven't seen bad CGI until you've watched some of those things!

Lucas sold off Pixar way back in the 80's. And they have their own projects now. Why does everything have to look like Pixar anyway? Lucas wanted SuperMarionation with Lightsabers. It's not going to be everyone's cup of tea, but at least they tried something different.