Although the first half of the series was mostly boring filler, the show really started to begin to pick up in the second half and that's when I really started to like the show. I'm glad I stuck through it to get to the second half, it was worth it. Although them stopping the show temporarily right where they did is regrettable, I can understand them having to catch up with the manga. Like Dynellen said, I'm glad they didn't just keep going with more filler and make the show crappy like so many other long series (bleach, naruto). I'll definately be waiting for the next season to start when it does.