I thought the PT was mostly a joyless bummer. I wasn't initially enamored of the Clone Wars either but it has grown on me and is a lot better without the commercials. I now think that Clone Wars is fun, albeit childish fun, which I find refreshing. I agree that the animated aspect makes it an apples/oranges thing to the OT which is good. I think George has finally found a way to make cheap episodic serial adventures in his universe and has the good sense to leave the heavy lifting to others. I would love to see the same team tackle a few stories in the OT era.