I actually did watch Lucky Star.. it can get a little boring at times, but I did have a good laugh once in a while. It's definitely not an "exciting" anime, though. Funny yes, (in a cutesy kind of way..) exciting... no. Minami-ke looks like a fairly typical SoL comedy, and while that kind of series can be nice too, it's not really the kind I was after in this thread.
Thanks for the reply and the suggestions, though.