TheBoost said:

Your wife and I would be in agreement.

Ah, very cool! I just read this thread (I somehow missed it before) and I agree. Since Lucas is executive-producing the show, and not directing or specifically writing, I feel things are much, much better.

The fact that Clone Wars is a cartoon, too, makes a lot of what was difficult to relate to in the prequels much more believable. All the tireless jumping, fighting and superhero maneuvering is fun to watch, instead of crashing against my disbelief as a viewer.

Also, the show has some actually interesting space battles. It's really neat to see the clone commanders in charge of Republic/Imperial destroyers. Nothing like a long, slow shot of one of those big ol' boats amongst the stars to remind me why I liked Star Wars in the first place.