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I wish I could give this more stars! If you haven't been able to catch this incredible miniseries , (or is it micro-series?), on the Cartoon Network and see what all the buzz is about, now is your chance to catch up on this eye-popping masterpiece. I kept missing it on TV, and have been hoping they would do soemthing like this. With this DVD you can see every one of the 20 episodes actually known as "Chapters", either in order, in the order you choose, or a neat feature allows you to play them all as one seamless 69 minute storyline. Clone Wars was adapted to animation by one of the finest animators of our current time, Genny Tartakovsky. He is the creator of Samurai Jack, Dexter's Laboratory, and others. Tartakovsky has an ability to load tremendous storyline and visual punch into short time frames, and he knows how to say so much without any dialogue. Again, see Samurai Jack. As a result, his treatment of Clone Wars garnered him an Emmy Award for TV's Outstanding Animated Program. By the way, the voice actors are excellent at mimicking the original actors. This is in widescreen despite the fact it was made for television! The action in these Star Wars shorts takes place in between the most recent two live action films in the saga, Episode II, Attack of the Clones and Episode III, Revenge of the Sith, and actually adds some to the storyline. What a brilliant concept! These chapters are the battles of the Clone Wars. All of our old friends are here: Anakin Skywalker, C-3PO, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, R2-D2, Padme Amidala, Master Yoda, Jedi Mace Windu, Palpatine, the Clone Troopers, the Droid Army, as well as new Jedi and Sith characters. Another new bad guy is the bounty hunter "Durge". There are battle scenes that keep up with any in the Star Wars movies, and the collaboration with Lucas Films is always evident in the advancing storyline that matches what is anticipated in the next movie, as well as tying into the previous movies in clever ways. Anakin continues to creep toward the dark side, giving us glimpses of who he will become. My favorite is when Annakin who shows off his incredible pilot skills says, "I have you now" while bearing down on another ship for the kill. We also see more troubles with Anakin as he acts like a hothead, arguing with Obi-Wan and dueling Sith fighters. The chapters are heavy on action and hint at the political intrigue behind the war. Skywalker and master Kenobi fight for the Republic alongside the Clone Army against the Separatist Droid army led by Count Dooku and his Sith apprentice Asajj Ventress. The DVD is loaded with extras, such as behind the scenes featurettes, commentaries, galleries, trailers, interviews, and English, French, and Spanish tracks. Believe it or not, it also has an Xbox console playable demo of the game Republic Command.o The Cartoon Network is advertising a new season starting soon, Cloen Wars Season II, and I don't want to miss it. Many thanks to the studio for making this DVD available to the fans, especially in such a smart accessible format.