Of all the new stuff coming this fall, I'm most curious about the new J.J. Abrams show, "Fringe," which will be on Fox. Why? For one thing, the series will be set in Boston, although according to a Fox publicist it will be shot in New York (booo). (The pilot was filmed in Toronto).

And then, the sci-fi tinged series has a bunch of "Lost"-like ingredients. As with "Lost," the premise involves a plane, Flight 627 (remember those numbers?), which lands at Logan with all the passengers and crew members dead. The landing triggers an investigation that leads to, you guessed it, a huge mystery and a "larger, more shocking truth," as Fox puts it.

The casting also has some "Lost" parallels. On "Lost," we have former teen-TV heartthrob Matthew Fox from "Party of Five"; on "Fringe" we'll have Joshua Jackson from "Dawson's Creek." On "Lost," we had "Lord of the Rings" trilogy alum Dominic Monaghan; on "Fringe," we'll have "LOR" grad John Noble. On "Lost," we have Harold Perrineau, one of the longtime actors from "Oz"; on "Fringe," we'll have Kirk Acevedo, also a full "Oz" regular. On both "Lost" and "Fringe," we'll have Lance Reddick: He's Abaddon on "Lost," and he'll be an FBI guy on "Fringe."

Oh yeah, and "Lost" is also a one-word title. OK, a little desperate....

I always have more questions than firm ideas after watching an episode of "Lost," so I'll list my current ponderings below. I'm sure I'll come up with a few more questions -- and possibly some answers -- by morning. But in the meantime, I'm dying to hear other thoughts. Here goes:

Not to bombard with details, but NBC executives, forward-looking folk that they are, chose to announce a full year's worth of programming this year. Here's the full list -- again, new shows in bold.

NBC PRIMETIME SCHEDULE FOR FALL 2008-09

MONDAY
8:00 p.m. "Chuck"
9:00 p.m. "Heroes"
10:00 p.m. "My Own Worst Enemy"

TUESDAY
8:00-9:30 p.m."The Biggest Loser: Families"
9:30-10 p.m. "Kath and Kim"
10:00 p.m. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"

WEDNESDAY
8-9 p.m. "Knight Rider"
9-10 p.m. "Deal or No Deal"
10-11 p.m. "Lipstick Jungle"

THURSDAY
8:00p.m. "My Name Is Earl"
8:30 p.m. "30 Rock"
9:00 p.m. "The Office"
9:30 p.m. “The Office”/ “SNL Thursday Night Live”
10:00 p.m. "ER"

FRIDAY
8:00 p.m. "Crusoe"
9:00 p.m. "Deal or No Deal"
10:00 p.m. "Life"

SATURDAY
8:00 p.m. "Dateline NBC"
9:00 p.m. "Knight Rider" (Encore)
10:00 p.m. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (Encore)

SUNDAY
7- 8:20 p.m. "Football Night in America"
8:20-11 p.m. "NBC Sunday Night Football"

NBC PRIMETIME SCHEDULE FOR WINTER 2009

MONDAY
8:00 p.m. "Chuck"
9:00 p.m. "Heroes"
10:00 p.m. "The Philanthropist"

TUESDAY
8- 9:30 p.m. "The Biggest Loser: Couples"
9:30 p.m. "Kath & Kim"
10:00 p.m. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"

WEDNESDAY
8:00 p.m. "Knight Rider"
9:00 p.m. "Deal or No Deal"
10:00 p.m. "Law & Order"

THURSDAY
8:00 p.m. "My Name Is Earl"
8:30 p.m. "30 Rock"
9:00 p.m. "The Office"
9:30 p.m. "The Office" Spinoff
10:00 p.m. "ER"/"The Celebrity Apprentice"

FRIDAY
8:00 p.m. "Deal or No Deal"
9:00 p.m. "Friday Night Lights"
10:00 p.m. "Life"

SATURDAY
8:00 p.m. "Dateline NBC"
9:00 p.m. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (Encore)
10:00 p.m. "Law & Order" (Encore)

SUNDAY
7:00 p.m. Specials/"Dateline NBC"
8:00 p.m. Specials/"Merlin"
9:00 p.m. Specials/"Medium"
10-11 p.m. Specials/"Kings"

NBC PRIMETIME SCHEDULE FOR SUMMER 2009

MONDAY
8:00 p.m. "American Gladiators”"
9:00 p.m. "America's Toughest Jobs"
10:00 p.m. "Dateline NBC"

TUESDAY
9:00 p.m. "America’s Got Talent"
10:00 p.m. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (Encore)

WEDNESDAY
8:00 p.m. "Shark Taggers"
9:00 p.m. "America’s Got Talent" (Results Show)
10:00 p.m. "Law & Order" (Encore)

THURSDAY
8:00 p.m. "The Office" (Encore)
8:30 p.m. "The Office" Spinoff (Encore)
9:00 p.m. "Last Comic Standing"
10:00 p.m. "The Listener”

FRIDAY
8:00 p.m. "Chopping Block”
9:00 p.m. “Dateline NBC”

SATURDAY
8:00 p.m. Drama Encores
9:00 p.m. Drama Encores
10:00 p.m. Drama Encores

SUNDAY
7:00 p.m. "Dateline NBC"
8:00 p.m. "Monk"
9:00 p.m. "Nashville Star"
10:00 p.m. "Kings" (Encores)

Fox today released its schedules for both the fall and winter of 2008-9. "Prison Break," "The Sarah Connor Chronicles," and the odious "Moment of Truth" are back. "Back to You" is gone.

Among the buzzworthy new shows is "Fringe," from "Lost" and "Alias" creator J.J. Abrams. It starts off, in fact, sounding suitably "Lost-y" (and notably Boston-based): an international flight crashes at Logan Airport, and everything isn't as it seems. The main characters include FBI investigators and a brilliant Einstein type who happens to be institutionalized. Lance Reddick, who plays Abbadon in "Lost," is one of the agents.

In the winter comes another one for the fanboy/fangirl set: "Dollhouse," created by Joss Whedon and starring Eliza Dushku. It's about a group of secret operatives who have their personalities -- and maybe their memories -- wiped out before they start each new mission. An FBI agent, played by Tahmoh Penikett (the adorable Helo on "Battlestar Galactica") is on their trail.

On the comedy front, there is "Do Not Disturb," the working title for a sitcom set at a boutique hotel in New York. In the spring, we'll get "The Cleveland Show," a "Family Guy" spinoff featuring one of Peter's bar buddies; and "Sit Down, Shut Up!," an animated comedy about underachieving teachers from "Arrested Development" creator Mitchell Hurwitz and featuring some really funny voices: Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, Kenan Thompson, Will Forte, Cheri Oteri, Henry Winkler, Nick Kroll, and SpongeBob himself, Tom Kenny.

And realitywise, there's "Secret Millionaire," an unscripted show in which rich folks go undercover among the great unwashed.

Here it is, with new shows in bold...

FOX Fall Schedule

MONDAY
8:00 p.m. "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles"
9:00 p.m. "Prison Break"

TUESDAY
8:00 p.m. "House"
9:00 p.m. "Fringe"

WEDNESDAY
8:00 p.m. "Bones"
9:00 p.m. "'Til Death"
9:30 p.m. "Do Not Disturb"

THURSDAY
8:00 p.m. "The Moment of Truth"
9:00 p.m. "Kitchen Nightmares"

FRIDAY
8:00 p.m. "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?"
9:00 p.m. "Don't Forget the Lyrics!"

SATURDAY
8:00 p.m. "Cops"
8:30 p.m. "Cops"
9:00 p.m. "America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back"
11:00 pm. "MADtv"
12:00 a.m. "Talkshow With Spike Feresten"

SUNDAY
7:00 p.m. "The OT" (NFL post-game)
8:00 p.m. "The Simpsons"
8:30 p.m. "King of the Hill"
9:00 p.m. "Family Guy"
9:30 p.m. "American Dad"

FOX January schedule

MONDAY
8:00 p.m "Dollhouse"
9:00 p.m. "24"

TUESDAY
8:00 p.m. "American Idol"
9:00 p.m. "Fringe"

WEDNESDAY
8:00 p.m. "House"
9:00 p.m. "American Idol" Results Show
9:30 p.m. Comedy TBA

THURSDAY
8:00 p.m. "Hell's Kitchen"
9:00 p.m. "Secret Millionaire"

FRIDAY
8:00 p.m. "Bones"
9:00 p.m. "‘Til Death"
9:30 p.m. "Do Not Disturb"

SATURDAY
8:00 p.m. "Cops"
8:30 p.m. "Cops"
9:00 p.m. "America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back"
11:00 p.m. "MADtv"
12:00 a.m. "Talkshow With Spike Feresten"

SUNDAY
7:00 p.m. "Comedy Encores"
7:30 p.m. "Comedy Encores"
8:00 p.m. "The Simpsons"
8:30 p.m. "King of the Hill" (January)/"Sit Down, Shut Up" (Spring)
9:00 p.m. "Family Guy"
9:30 p.m. "American Dad" (January)/"The Cleveland Show" (Spring)

"Flight of the Conchords" probably won't be back for its second season on HBO until next year, but the guys have just put out a studio album featuring songs from season one. And I'm loving this disc, which fully conveys the Conchords' sense of parody but also rocks in an acoustic, highly produced kind of way. These guys are more than novelty performers -- they know how to wittily goof on musical genres and themselves, and yet still make you want to listen again. Here's a clip released to Youtube called "Ladies of the World."

Before I go into tonight's news, I want to say: Fantasia. Whoo. Watching her tonight felt a little like attending a 23rd-century intergalactic circus, but it was also kind of mesmerizing -- almost as fascinating as the look on Simon's face while she did her thing. I know it's easier to perform when you aren't being judged, but nobody this season has put it out there quite like that.

On the other hand, this season's final three are all quite sweet, and got charmingly teary on their hometown tours, and really, I wish them all well. But there can only be two in next week's finale...

Here's a first look at what CBS would like you to watch come fall. The biggest news of all (from my standpoint): "How I Met Your Mother" is officially on the schedule. Britney's second appearance this week may have drawn fewer viewers than her first -- 9 million, compared to 11 million -- but for better or worse, she might have helped the show survive.

Also, "The New Adventures of Old Christine" returns in the fall, but moves to Wednesday to make room for the new sitcom "Worst Week" on Mondays. And "The Unit" is back, but moves to 10 p.m. on Sundays.

MONDAY
8:00 p.m. "The Big Bang Theory"
8:30 p.m. "How I Met Your Mother"
9:00 p.m. "Two and a Half Men"
9:30 p.m. "Worst Week" (New series)
10:00 p.m. "CSI: Miami"

TUESDAY
8:00 p.m. "NCIS"
9:00 p.m. "The Mentalist" (New series)
10 p.m. "Without a Trace" (New time)

WEDNESDAY
8:00 p.m. "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (New time)
8:30 p.m. "Project Gary" (New series)
9:00 p.m. "Criminal Minds"
10:00 p.m. "CSI: NY"

THURSDAY
8:00 p.m. "Survivor"
9:00 p.m. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"
10:00 p.m. "Eleventh Hour" (New series)

FRIDAY
8:00 p.m. "Ghost Whisperer"
9:00 p.m. "The Ex List" (New series)
10:00 p.m. "NUMB3RS"

SATURDAY
8:00 p.m. "Crimetime Saturday"
9:00 p.m. "Crimetime Saturday"
10:00 p.m. "48 Hours Mystery"

SUNDAY
7:00 p.m. "60 Minutes"
8:00 p.m. "The Amazing Race"
9:00 p.m. "Cold Case"
10:00 p.m. "The Unit" (New time)

Come cast your votes as to whether the woman in the audience last night was the stage manager, David Cook's mother, or both. (In the meantime, I'll try to get to the bottom of it.) Or come complain about any number of things. Bring your predictions, too. The link is here.

I just can't get used to the idea of Justin and Rebecca as lovers on "Brothers & Sisters." I wrote about how the gay ceremony went off on Sunday night without much ado, but I didn't want to spoil the big surprise kiss at the end, between the two characters who, until recently, believed they were half-siblings. Now, after seeing that kiss, I wonder if you feel as negatively about it as I do.

This show is about family, obviously, but about the feeling of family as much as the genetic realities. You know, family of choice and all that. In the finale, when Nora finds out that Rebecca isn't technically related to the Walkers, she says what has been the "Brothers & Sisters" point of view all along: "There's more to family than DNA." So it seems especially unfortunate that the writers would then conveniently ignore that notion and throw Justin and Rebecca into each other's arms. For a show that has been pretty careful and deliberate about how it portrays love, the plot twist is kind of sloppy.

Ah, a mini-tutorial in the perils and pitfalls of song choice. On one hand, tonight's "American Idol," in which the judges and producers had a hand in the choosing, gave us a couple of satisfying "how will he pull it off" moments. On the other hand, it gave us David Archuleta singing the world's treacliest Dan Fogelberg song. I've been thinking for weeks that producers should have a bigger say in song choice and arrangement, to prevent the contestants from doing the same increasingly-dull thing each week. But then they give us a chamber-music arrangement of "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"? Yeesh. Never mind.

Highlights and lowlights of tonight's final three:

David Archuleta. Guilty admission: I have a soft spot for Billy Joel. I can't help it. I'm a child of the East Coast suburbs. And that could be why Young David's version of "And So It Goes" was perhaps my favorite performance of his so far. It's not just the Joelishness I loved, though; this song was a little simpler, a little more mournful, a lot less let's-hold-hands-and-save-the-world than his usual fare. He sang it beautifully. And that, for Young David, was the highlight of the night. I give him credit for attempting Chris Brown's "With You," given how un-hip-hoppish he is. I give him credit for smiling gamely when Randy told him, in so many words, that he's too Wonder Bread to pull it off. But I second Simon's gag reflex at the mere prospect of "Longer." (Cowell pronounced it "gooey;" I wrote "ICK" on a piece of paper.) Couldn't the producers have asked him to sing the Jonas Brothers?

Syesha. Oh, come now, Randy. Here's a girl whose main problem is that she likes to imitate Whitney and Tina Turner, and you give her license to imitate Alicia Keys? Ah, well. She sounded nice. And she did a reasonable job on the overdone "Fever," though I think she kind of underused the chair. (Am I the only person who expected her to do that trick where you stand on the seat and then step on the back and push the chair to the ground? Please tell me you know what I'm talking about.) As for her rendition of "Hit Me Up" from "Happy Feet," I think I liked it more than the judges did. I prefer her uptempo, vaguely-sultry stuff to her over-serious ballads. Alas, I think Simon disagrees.

David Cook. Simon, at least, understands the concept of risk and reward, and Roberta Flack's "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" certainly put David Cook on the hot seat. I respect the way he did it, fairly straight but with a decent spot of grit in his voice, and once again, with those final high notes, he proved he could really sing. (Oh, and that was his mom in the audience, right? Because if it wasn't his mom, that would have been very, very weird.) I was far less moved by that Switchfoot song, which was a little too garden-variety alt-rock. And with all due respect to Aerosmith (and to Diane Warren, grudgingly), I dispute Simon's claim that "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" is "one of the great songs of all time." And while I doubt the strings onstage were Cook's idea, I wish he hadn't acquiesced. At the very least, couldn't he have hunted online for a crazy rock arrangement?

All things considered, I'm guessing the Davids are safe as expected this week. And thus, I have one wish for David Cook next week: Please find a way to totally rock out the ridiculous final ballad. You've sang some songs straight. We know you can do it. Now, we need you to turn the treacle on its head.

Today, the CW announced its primetime schedule for 2008-2009. The highlights are two new dramas --"90210" and "Surviving the Filthy Rich" -- and the new reality series "Stylista," in which eleven fashionistas compete for a job at Elle. (Nina Garcia's old job? Probably not.) Also, "Reaper" is coming back midseason, and "Aliens in America" is gone.

"90210" sounds a little darker, a little more self-aware, and maybe even a little deeper than the original, considering that the wonderful Tristan Wilds from "The Wire" is one of the stars. He plays the adopted son of a Kansas family that moves to Beverly Hills, where Dad is set to be principal of the way-more-sophisticated-than-Kansas high school. They meet a jock, a spoiled rich girl, a bad girl, and an eager-beaver student reporter, and a guidance counselor named Kelly Taylor who is once again played by Jennie Garth.

"Surviving the Filthy Rich" sounds a bit like "Dirty Sexy Money" for the teenaged set: a young aspiring journalist (which seems, in TV and movie terms, to be shorthand for "idealistic and naive") takes a job as a tutor to two filthy-rich, wild and rebellious teen girls in fabulous Palm Beach.

And the schedule (with new series in bold) is.....

MONDAY
8:00 p.m. "Gossip Girl"
9:00 p.m. "One Tree Hill"

TUESDAY
8:00 p.m. "90210"
9:00 p.m. "Surviving the Filthy Rich"

WEDNESDAY
8:00 p.m. "America's Next Top Model"
9:00 p.m. "Stylista"

THURSDAY
8:00 p.m. "Smallville"
9:00 p.m. "Supernatural"

FRIDAY
8:00 p.m. "Everybody Hates Chris"
8:30 p.m. "The Game"
9:00 p.m. "America's Next Top Model" (Encore Presentation)

SUNDAY

Outsourced! Two adult-skewing comedies and two dramas from independent producers Media Rights Capital. More on that to come...

Today, ABC announced its schedule for the fall, reproduced below. "So?" you say. "Does anybody care about TV schedules anymore?" Well, conventional wisdom says that traditional TV viewing will get more and more obsolete, as DVR and streaming-video use increases. Still, old-fashioned TV viewing is is currently alive and well, according to this survey commissioned by Entertainment Weekly and reported in AdAge. Apparently, only 1 percent of viewers say they "most often" watch TV online, and 60 percent watch their favorite shows live.

With that in mind, here's what most of you will be doing in the fall, if ABC has its way. New shows -- only two of them -- in bold. ("Bad Mother's Handbook" apparently will premiere at a later time. And "Lost" will join the schedule in mid-season.)

MONDAY:
8:00 p.m. "Dancing with the Stars"
9:30 p.m. "Samantha Who?"
10:00 p.m. "Boston Legal"

TUESDAY:
8:00 p.m. "Opportunity Knocks"
9:00 p.m. "Dancing with the Stars the Results Show"
10:00 p.m. "Eli Stone"

WEDNESDAY:
8:00 p.m. "Pushing Daisies"
9:00 p.m. "Private Practice”"
10:00 p.m. "Dirty Sexy Money"

THURSDAY:
8:00 p.m. "Ugly Betty"
9:00 p.m. "Grey's Anatomy"
10:00 p.m. "Life on Mars"

FRIDAY:
8:00 p.m. "Wife Swap"
9:00 p.m. "Supernanny"
10:00 p.m. "20/20"

SATURDAY:
8:00 p.m. "Saturday Night College Football"

SUNDAY:
7:00 p.m. "America’s Funniest Home Videos"
8:00 p.m. "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"
9:00 p.m. "Desperate Housewives"
10:00 p.m. "Brothers & Sisters"

One of the ABC upcoming comedies is called "Bad Mother's Handbook," starring Alicia Silverstone as the young mother of a teen daughter. But the fun news is that Megan Mullally has officially signed on to play Silverstone's mother. Will Mullally channel Karen Walker from "Will & Grace"? Will Mullally, who made Karen into an all-time classic sitcom character, feel pressure to take on the same shrill voice? Or will she feel pressure to be as different from Karen as possible? I'm interested in seeing what she does. Really successful sitcom stars often have a hard time returning to series TV without falling into the shadows of their former triumph (See under: "Back to You," just cancelled).

This week in New York, the networks are holding streamlined versions of their upfronts, the annual presentations to advertisers and marketers, during which they announce their fall schedules and try to collect as much advertising money as they can in advance. Last year, and for many years before, this involved big parties and lots of fanfare. This year, it's more like low-key announcements and press releases. It's rough in the entertainment business these days.

NBC's big news today was the official announcement that Jimmy Fallon will take over Conan O'Brien's slot in 2009, when Brookline-native Conan takes over the "Tonight Show." The network also announced a handful of new series, including a reality show called "Momma's Boys," produced by Ryan Seacrest, in which eligible bachelors and their mothers will live in a house with some bride wannabes. (If the moms are anything like the mother in "I Love New York," well, look out.)

Another new NBC offering for the fall: "My Own Worst Enemy," a drama starring Christian Slater as a guy with a split personality: half a mild-mannered bureaucrat named Henry, half an operative named Edward who is trained to kill with his teeth. NBC also announced what it calls "an important cross-platform marketing and programming partnership" with General Motors, which amounts to the fact that Henry and Edward will each drive a different GM car.

The trade magazines, meanwhile, have been announcing a flurry of new network pickups. CBS, which cancelled "Jericho" this year and struck out with "Cane," will offer a series of new shows, including four new dramas: "Elemental," a paranormal crime show produced by Jerry Bruckheimer; "The Ex List," a remake of an Israeli show about a woman (Elizabeth Reaser, who plays Ava on "Grey's Anatomy") who culls through her list of ex-boyfriends in search of her husband; "The Mentalist," about a psychic who helps police fight crime; and "Harper's Island," a murder-mystery from "Jericho" executive producer Jon Turteltaub. CBS will also offer two new comedies: "Project Gary," about a divorced dad played by Jay Mohr; and "Worst Week," about a middle-class family with - surprise! - dysfunction, preparing for a wedding.

According to Variety, ABC has greenlit "Life on Mars," a sci-fi thriller, along with "Opportunity Knocks," a reality series executive-produced by Ashton Kutcher. Also on the way: an animated comedy called "The Goode Life," from "King of the Hill" impresario Mike Judge.

Fox, meanwhile, is introducing several new comedies: "The Inn," about a boutique hotel; "Sit Down, Shut Up," an animated show about high school teachers from the creator of "Arrested Development;" and "The Cleveland Show," a cartoon spinoff of "Family Guy."

And if you haven't heard, the CW is planning a remake of "Beverly Hills 90210," the prospect of which gets me all aflutter. Best news of all: Jessica Walter of "Arrested Development" has joined the cast as a grandmother who was once a big star - and is now a big drinker. It's got to have camp written all over it. Right?

All through this "American Idol" season, the rumors have been flying that David Archuleta's father is a stage dad extraordinaire, which could well be the reason his son always looks like the Saddest Little Boy in America. Over the weekend, TMZ provided us with confirmation, by reporting that David's dad has been banned from the "American Idol" rehearsal process. The Associated Press has a recap here; apparently the problem came when Jeff Archuleta insisted that his son take a portion of Sean Kingston's "Beautiful Girls" onto the end of "Stand By Me" last week, messing with copyright issues and costing "Idol" a lot of money. (Ah, money. It speaks louder than psychology.)

P.S. Highbrow meets everythingbrow: The New Yorker on "Idol," here.

Voters of America, "Idol"-watchers, bear me out on my latest theory. (And listen now, before events make my ideas obsolete.) I'm here to declare that Hillary Clinton is the Carly Smithson of the presidential race.

Think about it: Both are experienced, talented, incredibly hardworking -- to the point that you can see the gears straining as they perform. Both approached their contests with a my-turn sense of entitlement. And yet both have been unable to fully connect with the audience, at least not broadly and consistently. Hillary and Carly are proof that popularity relies on something intangible, uncalculatable.

As for Barack Obama, the analogy isn't so easy this season. David Archuleta comes the closest, in the sense that he's a born-natural talent who likes to peddle hope and inspiration. But Obama doesn't project that dancing-bear sadness. Unlike Young David, he's here by choice.

TVwise, I've survived without "The Sopranos" pretty well, all in all. "Lost" and "BSG" have kept me happy. Still, I was cheered to see that David Chase is still flexing his creative muscles. He just signed a deal with Paramount Pictures to write, direct and produce a drama, which will be his first feature film. (The head of Paramount is Brad Grey, Chase's "Sopranos" producing partner.) Nice news...but couldn't it be a TV series instead?

Since my mind is twisted up into a pretzel shape after watching last night's "Lost" -- and since I know there are frame-freezers and blog-readers among you -- I will ask a series of questions after the jump. With my initial answers, but I'm easy to persuade...

Come chat about all things TV, from the mysteries of "Lost" to the big gay wedding on "Brothers & Sisters" scheduled for this Sunday night.The link to the chat is here.

Have you ever seen an "Idol" cast-off who seemed happier, and more relieved, than tonight's eliminee? And can you imagine any other "Idol" cast-off who would willingly admit a fear of learning three songs in six days? And am I giving too much away? Alas. Let's continue after the jump.