Naruto died the episode they had the talking Ostrich. Bleach was about the time Ebel mentioned. I still watch Naruto which has a few decent eps but I have no tolerance for filler. Now, One Piece? I still love that series even after hundreds of episodes in. They take a lot of liberties stretching out content to avoid fillers but as a result it pays off. You just have to be willing to take a month off to catch up. :( Let's just hope Fairy Tail and AOT return fairly soon.

I myself have not seen enough of any of these Anime to give out judgement to them. I agree with Ebel if these Anime were not stretched out like taffy perhaps we could have gotten flavor more then every few bites, as not all people are there to chew and chew for sweet flavor when they expected it automatically. As I said before if they kept these Anime's length under control I would more or less consider them. For now they are to long to watch for my taste.

Yes, I agree with your sentiments to some extent. I enjoyed Bleach up until the arc of swords taking "human" form (episode 70?). Then I stop watching Naruto Shippuden around episode 30-40. One piece I quit watching after the deer was found. The number 1 reason I stop is because it takes too much to get from point a to point b in the story for most of these long running anime. If the filler was gone and the plot was interesting, I would still be watching these three anime.