Thanks for your comment. I couldn't expand too much with the allotted 2000 characters but the thing is that I can't really get transferred to the other projects.
The interesting work is done in an office on the opposite coast and I can't move for family reasons.
I understand I might sound difficult but what really got me down is that the interviewer pretty much flat out told me "You will not do CRUD. Brush up on your algorithms!".
Anyway thanks again for the comment it's nice to know people were in similar situations and got themselves out of it.