Fuck ya! Wasn't 7 v 3, and only 2 of that party left? Fuck man, can you even imagine that? 7 trained knights, not just any knights either, fight 3 men, and still lose 5. Fucking hey.
I hadn't heard anything about the HBO show in a while. That gives me a boner. Even if the books don't get finished at least that will go on for 5-6 seasons.
As far as the latest book goes the latest release date is Spring 2010. He supposedly has most of the book done and according to him or his publisher (I forget which) it doesn't need too much editing (which is a major issue with 1k page books) which should quicken it's release. After that is what I'm truly scared of... the original release date for ADwD was July 2005.