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I am a moderate fan of TCW 2008. I am sure I'd like it better if I ever found the time to sit through the whole thing. It is a shame they ended it before it got to a good wrap up point where it tied into ROTS. Now while CW 2003 was far shorter, it did better at this sort of thing. It also did a lot of things I hate. Yes, I know there are many here who would consider that heresy, but I truly find the newer series far better.
My gripes for the earlier series include (but are not limited to) the stupid overuse of dramatic poses, landings, pauses, supposedly for tension and drama, but ultimately really corny and cliched; the voice actor for Anakin being worse than Hayden Christiansen; overly powerful Force users doing Super Saiyen-type moves in the air, punching droids to smithereens, Force pushing ranks of droids; constant back and forth between sides, where one side seems to have the upper hand, then the other pulls out some new, unforeseen superweapon or megadroid which is defeated in 3.2 minutes and serves no other purpose.
So why, if I dislike so much about the show, do I bring a fan edit up? Well, there are a few things of substantial importance: a proper introduction to Ventress, who lasts throughout the 2008 series, a proper introduction to General Grievous, and the kidnapping of Chancellor Palpatine just before Ep. III. If one could include these introductions, remove most of the cheesy crap and unnecessary stories, and turn these ideas into two or three 22 minute episodes, they could better match the 2008 series and serve as better intros to those characters and an ending to the whole series.