Quote Originally Posted by Stormwing View Post
00 is totally different. It begins sort of like Wing, with 'terrorist' Gundam pilots trying to change the world, and then it goes off on its own path and gets quite good. It starts a little slow, doing a lot of world-building, but when things kick into action it gets real good. And you'd be just in time for season 2, which starts on Sunday.
I can't stand Seed/Destiny either (you gotta admit though, Seed 49 was a hell of an episode), but I was pleasantly surprised by 00. It's directed by the same guy who did Full Metal Panic.

And in retrospect Wing really wasn't very good...
Don't forget 0080.

Also, tossing another show out there....RahXephon. And take a look at TTGL.
RahXephon is almost a complete clone of Evangelion. Don't bother watching if you're cynical about that sort of thing.