As a majorly causal gamer who loves pretty graphics and the promise of many hours of play, I'm gonna be rubbing my face against the screen in pure fangirlish joy. Just the thought of getting it friday makes me excited untill the relisation dawned on me that I'm gonna be out all weekend and it makes me wish I had no social life or at least a portable xbox.
Unlike most people here and possibly amongst the gamer population in general I loved Oblivion but really dislike Morrowind, so my opinion on whether Skyrim's going to be good or not doesn't count.