-(void)createData {

NSMutableArray *poolFixtures; //poolFixtures being the text within each cell of my table view.

groupSections=[[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithObjects: @"Pool Stages", nil]

poolFixtures=[[NSMutableArray alloc] init];


[poolFixtures addObject:[[NSMutableDictionary alloc]
                         initWithObjectsAndKeys:@This is a name",@"name",nil]];

fixtureData=[[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithObjects: poolFixtures, nil];
[poolFixtures release];

Object obj = [[Object alloc] init];
ViewController *vc = [[ViewController alloc] initWithNibName:@"NibName" bundle:nil];
// this is a public property of the viewcontroller
vc.array = [object methodThatReturnsArray];
[self.navigationController pushViewController:vc];

-(NSArray *)methodThatReturnsArray
{
   NSArray* array = [[[NSArray alloc] init] autorelease];
   // some code here that adds to the usefulness of the array
   return array;
}