Not to over-sell it, but the Clone Wars cartoon is EVERYTHING that the PT was not. Season 1 was solid, I really enjoyed it, but Season 2 has been spectacular. They introduced bounty hunters at the season finale of Season 1, and they have gone back to them throughout season 2, as well as Mandelor. They dialed back on the cutesy aspect of Asoka, and she is now a fitting padawan for Anakin.
Also, they don't keep the same cast of characters every episode, they explore the main players of the council, they go on story lines with padawans (the zombie episodes were wonderful)
But the thing that really makes this show work is that they got Anakin right. He's not whiny, he's not petulant, he's not indecisive. He's a hero, he's someone you like, he's someone you root for. But every now and then, and with more frequency, and with darker and darker overtones you see how he pushes the envelope, how he has a mindset of the ends justifying the means.
If I had my way, they would remake E1-E3 purely as digital, let this writing team re-do the stories and use these character designs. These writers truly understand SW for what it could be and should be, and without GL's baggage.
I cannot recommend the show enough. Clone Wars almost deserve their own thread.. hrmmmmmm