The recent announcement has spurred me to give more attention to this series. I am slowly working my way through the episodes. I also gave the ol' traditionally animated microseries a gander (finally). I have to say that while the first half was kinda weird, with every other minute filled with dramatic pauses and poses, the second half was really quite good! I wish the now cancelled series would have been able to transfer the same story points (up to the capture of Palpatine) to CGI. I know 2008 series got better as it went, but even these first few episodes are really quite enjoyable. It makes me excited to see more. But I guess what interests me most about this show is that it increases the value of the PT. Without TCW, the PT is a disappointing trilogy lacking in both character and action (I remember very clearly before 1999 wanting the PT to be about the Clone Wars). With TCW, it seems that the PT at least serves as a buttress or complement to the series, which really gives Star Wars fans what they wanted from a pre-OT Star Wars.