I felt the same for years. I only watched it 4 or 5 years ago for the first time and I really enjoyed it. I've rewatched it a few times, as the story and lore is just so enchanting. The book is really good too!
Now as for this new series...The voice cast seems amazing. It's such a shame the animation looks so bad in contrast. It looks like an old video game...
Will watch it too, or maybe mostly listen.