Michael Kirkbride recently posted this on the Imperial Library:
"Maybe I shouldn't say this for fear of being All Authorative and [censored], but, guys, Skyrim is seriously in good hands. It's a return to form that is both the best of Morrowind and the best of Oblivion.
Yeah, I wrote that last part. *I* did.
We're going back to Tamriel, people. Show some hope."
For those of you that don't know, MK is the guy who wrote a big part of the story and lore for Morrowind, the sort of stuff which was missed by many when Oblivion rolled around. I know this tid-bit isn't cause for huge excitement, but at least it gives a little hope