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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood -[adult swim] (w/index).

Apparently here's where it's leaked, a couple of minutes in Vic mentions that one new character his liked is the one which Stephanie did and "sister" is mentioned immediatly after. So apparently Stephanie Young is playing Olivier.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UdyLL1tgMo

I've just watched the first three episodes... does this get better at all? I mean, I didn't really like the first series, mostly because of the whining (and subsequently the ending); but at least it had an imaginative approach to its world and magic system, a story worth following, and art that was... fine, for its time.
Fast forward a few years, and what do I see - simplistic art, overuse of annoying chibification for mostly unfunny comedy; overall, it feels like it's become more terribly shounen, abandoning the seriousness that was very appropriate for the original series (even if it was overdramatised sometimes). Bones can do a lot better... to be fair, I can't judge the story yet, which is why I'm asking - does it get better?

For the first time (but not the last) this anime has surpassed the manga with the scene where the gate closes and then Ed PUNCHES THE GATE OPEN! My god is that scene badass!

I never really saw that as overexplaining, all of that information comes into play, and it's better to make sure your audience has that information. You just can't have explanations that are like one line long in the middle of the series or people are not going to get it.

We know what Father plans (to surpass God and become a perfect being), we know how his going to do (steal everyone in Amestris' soul), we now know how the homunculi where created (using the souls of the population of Xerxes). All of that information was given to us in a logical way (Ed's a genius and knew what the symbols that Father tried to hide meant).

I have seen 20 episodes of FMA:B and it doesn't get better. Brotherhood is a let-down, it tries to be drama and comedy at the same time, which ruins both. Some individual elements of FMA:B are interesting, but they are put together in such a lousy way that they didn't impress me at all. The first FMA does a better job at handling serious and shocking situations, for example: the chimera-girl situation and Meas's death. In FMA:B all of them feel forced, I mean the drama feels forced. The first FMA does not have a good plot, especially the ending could have been better, but FMA:B fails to deliver the plot from the very beginning.

Now, Adult Swim... when the hell are you going to air episode 27!? It's definitely dubbed, so I really wonder what's holding them back. Kekkaishi can definitely go on hiatus, it's in fact at just the right time. Air it alongside new Bleach episodes at midnight, and you've got good ratings.

Really makes no sense..

I'm definitely no expert on anime, and while this series is my favorite so far, I won't pretend it's perfect. I watched this on AS until EP 25 or 26, at which point I couldn't take the suspense and switched to the subbed version - and watched the rest of the series in a weekend Shocked. It took me a while to get used to the Japanese voice actors as I like the English ones - but I'm glad I didn't wait around!
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As for why Adult Swim does what they do? who knows. I got tired of waiting a long time ago.

This series may not be your cup of tea. Personally, I find the comedy provides contrast for the drama, making it more intense. It's a little much in the first 10-15 episodes, then gets toned down SOME - still there, though (it feels less forced and more "normal" human interaction to me in the later episodes).

That being said, the main plot doesn't really become evident until ep 26/28. You still haven't even met many significant characters yet. "not delivering the plot form the very beginning" may be a style you don't like, but it was done to build the characters & the universe, before you get wrapped up in the plot. As Charred Knight said, this information comes into play in the future - so it's not "filler". I re-watched the series a few weeks ago, and was shocked at how much relevant stuff I missed - especially the first episode.