After the announcement of the patent for the Fallout TV series went out, Dellums put out a tweet that said something to the effect of 'a Fallout TV show? That's news to me.' That would suggest that the tease he made was not actually referring to the TV show. There's also the very real possibility that Bethesda isn't actually intending to make a Fallout series, and only put the patent out to protect the brand, blah blah blah. If you can find the story about the TV series patent, some of the comments explain that angle better than I can.The_Darkness said:Anyway, I thought this had already been explained as Three Dog showing up in a TV series? Or was that just a rumour?
OT: I highly doubt Bethesda was surprised. Given that Skyrim has been out for over a year, it's only logical to assume that fans have turned their eyes to Fallout 4. Just like they turned their eyes to Skyrim after Fallout 3 had been out for a little while. Fans are always interested in what you're doing next.