You make it sound like Skyrim's a waste of time, hah. In fact, for me it's one of my last bastions to tickle my high fantasy and immersion bone, look at environmental storytelling, and exercise the minor RPing muscle.
You won't be disappointed, the world is a lot more interesting, it doesn't crap all over the lore and though it lacks complexity it has far better kinesthetics (game feel) and a sense of satisfaction. But the series didn't start with Morrowind