Oh, I love Fullmetal Alchemist~~
the weird thing about getting into the series for me was that I wasn't as interested in it in Middle School when I first picked it up...
then, 6-7 years later, saw it on Netflix and decided to give it a shot again. Ended up watching the entire original anime and brotherhood as well as both movies/even the OVAs (the Brotherhood OVAs are really worth checking out for anyone that's really into the series~).
Ended up getting obsessed and cosplaying as Ed XD.
I like both the Original and Brotherhood, though it seems Brotherhood tied up a lot of plot questions towards the end, and everything came together neatly and it was a nice, warm ending ^^. For the Original, they got really creative because the manga was not finished at the time, so the story deviated.
(you know it's a well-written character when you can identify with them as if they were actual people...I also felt Winry's pain when she was frustrated because Ed and Al would not tell her anything, and she would worry about them. I know how that feels XD;. It makes you worry more not knowing sometimes!).