The Buu saga had several arcs though. You make it sound like they were fighting Buu for 96 eps.
Instead there was the Pikkon tournament, the Great Saiyaman episodes, the regular tournament, the fights at Babidi's spaceship, the fat Buu and Gotenks era, the Gohan era, and the final battle.
The Buu saga had better pacing than Namek. There was *always* something happening, not just Goku Vs. Freeza for 30 episodes.
