Well Hubbs, ill let you know that i am watching Fairy tail & One Piece right now. Some people dislike the art style so im not sure if those would interest you, but the story and characters are developed pretty well. Also, they both are still on-going. One Piece is about 660 episodes in, and Fairy Tail is about 145. If you are want to try it, Fate Zero was pretty good, no lolis as you asked, and was about 2 seasons long ( about 26 episodes).
Have you tried sport based anime like EyeShield 21, or Prince of Tennis? Those were pretty good. Not really to sure on what else to suggest. Im sure the others in the thread could give you more to look into.
lol everyone has their opinion. Nothing wrong with it. Some people like those types, some people don't. It was only a suggestion. Anyways, the one Anime that made me get into Anime was Kenshin, Rurouni Kenshin. Still to this day i love watching the series up to the end of the Kyoto arc.