Among the anime that started in January, Fate/Stay Night is by far the most popular on the massive Japanese board
2channel. It is now on its 64th thread, each thread containing about 1000 posts.
Today, within three weeks of its debut, The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi has already caught up to Fate/Stay Night, reaching its own 64th thread. This is a phenomenon.
I realized yesterday that if this show maintains the high level it has kept through three episodes, I may have to consider it the greatest anime of all time. From what novel-readers say, the material is there.