# Survivor: Micronesia - Opening Tonight! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 7, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-micronesia-opening-tonight/436716 "2008-02-07T19:55:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-micronesia-opening-tonight/436716/61 "2008-02-08T16:54:49Z")
Is this the closest two seasons of Survivor have ever come together? I’m having a problem trying to picture when this was shot – if the Favorites recognized James, then it must’ve been shot after the China reunion show (ie, in December/January)…so this is hot off the press, so to speak. During the pre-TC machinations, I kept wondering where Cirie was. You’ve got two Gangs of Four, plus 2 swing votes. One swing vote is flakey…the obvious play would be to get the other on board. Unless there was absolutely no doubt that Fairplay was getting the boot – which just feeds the notion that he was showing up for a token one-week appearance plus vacation in Loser’s Lodge. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-micronesia-opening-tonight/436716/62 "2008-02-08T17:00:33Z")
A few random thoughts… Does anyone else think Hot Amanda looks a little “enhanced”? James never struck me as the type who’d fall for the flirt, but it is Parvati doing the flirting. I think Ozzy’s haircut is an attempt to make people forget what he did last time. He’s totally unrecognizble. Jonny Fairplay was so trying to pull a fast one and it backfired big time. It’s a shame The Crazy Lady on the favorites has the HII, she sucks. Early Favorite Pick: The Ice Cream Scooper that hit the beach first ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-micronesia-opening-tonight/436716/63 "2008-02-08T17:03:03Z")
[QUOTE=Justin\_Bailey] It’s a shame The Crazy Lady on the favorites has the HII, she sucks. [/QUOTE] I don’t speak that crazy young-people slang – what is “the HII”? ---
**Author:** ![Slacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-micronesia-opening-tonight/436716/64 "2008-02-08T17:05:48Z")
[QUOTE=jsc1953] Is this the closest two seasons of Survivor have ever come together? I’m having a problem trying to picture when this was shot – if the Favorites recognized James, then it must’ve been shot after the China reunion show (ie, in December/January)…so this is hot off the press, so to speak. [/QUOTE] According to wikipedia, his daughter was born in January, so assuming his GF was 7 months pregnant at beginning of the taping, it must happened in/around November of last year. Looks like Survivor China started on September 20, so the contestants would have had a month to watch James and Amanda at least. Heck, maybe the producers let them watch the unaired episodes once they got to the location, who knows. And of course we can’t discount the “reality” aspect of this show. It might be as simple as just asking the contestants to act excited, even if they didn’t recognize someone. Edit: [QUOTE=twickster] I don’t speak that crazy young-people slang – what is “the HII”? [/QUOTE] Probably Hidden Immunity Idol. Wasn’t that only good for the first episode though? Or is it the first Tribal Council they attend in general? ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-micronesia-opening-tonight/436716/65 "2008-02-08T17:06:16Z")
[QUOTE=Justin\_Bailey] Does anyone else think Hot Amanda looks a little “enhanced”? [/QUOTE] Yes, her butt’s been enhanced so that it no longer has the fuzzies. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-micronesia-opening-tonight/436716/66 "2008-02-08T17:10:20Z")
[QUOTE=Slacker] Probably Hidden Immunity Idol. Wasn’t that only good for the first episode though? Or is it the first Tribal Council they attend in general? [/QUOTE] Yup, first Tribal Council they attend. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-micronesia-opening-tonight/436716/67 "2008-02-08T17:12:28Z")
[QUOTE=Slacker] Probably Hidden Immunity Idol. … [/QUOTE] :smack: ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-micronesia-opening-tonight/436716/68 "2008-02-08T17:12:50Z")
[QUOTE=Slacker] And of course we can’t discount the “reality” aspect of this show. It might be as simple as just asking the contestants to act excited, even if they didn’t recognize someone. [/quote] Shhh! You’re pulling back the curtain while I’m trying to ignore the man behind it… > [@](#): > > Probably Hidden Immunity Idol. Wasn’t that only good for the first episode though? Or is it the first Tribal Council they attend in general? It’s good for the first Tribal Council each tribe attends. So she can still use hers but Yau-Man’s has been sucked dry. Not that anyone was targetting him. What a waste of an idol. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-micronesia-opening-tonight/436716/69 "2008-02-08T17:15:20Z")
[QUOTE=jayjay] What a waste of an idol. [/QUOTE] Hardly a waste. If he hadn’t gotten it, Dickhead would’ve. So Yau-Man saved us that horror, plus he got to slam Fairplay’s head into a boat. Win - win. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-micronesia-opening-tonight/436716/70 "2008-02-08T17:25:57Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] Hardly a waste. If he hadn’t gotten it, Dickhead would’ve. So Yau-Man saved us that horror, plus he got to slam Fairplay’s head into a boat. Win - win. [/QUOTE] That’s true. I forgot about that. Hehe…that was possibly the most satisfying 5 seconds of Survivor aside from Den Mother Lil giving him the boot originally… ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-micronesia-opening-tonight/436716/71 "2008-02-08T18:23:36Z")
[QUOTE=jayjay] That’s true. I forgot about that. Hehe…that was possibly the most satisfying 5 seconds of Survivor aside from Den Mother Lil giving him the boot originally… [/QUOTE] “They’re _called_ ‘squats,’ Jon.” ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-micronesia-opening-tonight/436716/72 "2008-02-08T18:58:31Z")
[QUOTE=Justin\_Bailey] It’s a shame The Crazy Lady on the favorites has the HII, she sucks. [/QUOTE] I had the opposite reaction – I was glad she had the idol, as we’re guaranteed at least 2 more weeks of loony entertainment from her. ---
**Author:** ![brownie55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@brownie55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brownie55)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-micronesia-opening-tonight/436716/73 "2008-02-08T19:09:39Z")
[QUOTE=jsc1953] I had the opposite reaction – I was glad she had the idol, as we’re guaranteed at least 2 more weeks of loony entertainment from her. [/QUOTE] I agree. That woman brings tle loony better than anyone since that woman who made up songs and lasted about 6 minutes. More wackiness is what I want in my reality TV. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-micronesia-opening-tonight/436716/74 "2008-02-08T19:10:00Z")
[QUOTE=jsc1953] I had the opposite reaction – I was glad she had the idol, as we’re guaranteed at least 2 more weeks of loony entertainment from her. [/QUOTE] I hope she, her new first-ever gay friend, and Ami all make it to the merge. ---
**Author:** ![FlightlessBird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/cdc98d/32.png) [@FlightlessBird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlightlessBird)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-micronesia-opening-tonight/436716/75 "2008-02-08T19:32:42Z")
Is the guy in yellow(first fan to the beach), the next Ian? I’m surprised there isn’t more interest in him for y’all. I also don’t understand what strategy was going on with Johnny. Once everyone knew he was playing both sides against each other, I think they just booted him, (like the swing vote who gets booted) Perhaps this episode should be given a standing ovation for the editors who made it seem close… ---
**Author:** ![Slacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-micronesia-opening-tonight/436716/76 "2008-02-08T19:32:56Z")
[QUOTE=muldoonthief] I hope she, her new first-ever gay friend, and Ami all make it to the merge. [/QUOTE] LOL - that will be funny indeed. “OMG women can be gay too?” :eek: ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-micronesia-opening-tonight/436716/77 "2008-02-08T19:37:00Z")
[QUOTE=brownie55] I agree. That woman brings tle loony better than anyone since that woman who made up songs and lasted about 6 minutes. More wackiness is what I want in my reality TV. [/QUOTE] Hee…that was Wanda, in Palau (?). She’s actually a local from around here in Amish Country. We were all kind of disappointed she was last pick on the very first episode…not only because she was local, but because I would have LOVED to see how the rest of her tribe liked her singing after a week or so. ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-micronesia-opening-tonight/436716/78 "2008-02-08T20:59:31Z")
[QUOTE=FlightlessBird] Is the guy in yellow(first fan to the beach), the next Ian? I’m surprised there isn’t more interest in him for y’all. [/QUOTE] Who, [Erik](http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor16/bio/erik/bio.php)? He’s cute, but he looks like he’s about 15 (even though he’s actually 22). Somehow, he’s not quite my type – Ian is a swimmer, and I dig swimmers. Not that you asked, but except for Yau-Man, my favorite Survivor is [Mikey B](http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor16/bio/mikey_b/bio.php) (although he’s automatically at least 15% less attractive because he goes by “Mikey” and not just plain old “Mike” – _goob_). ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-micronesia-opening-tonight/436716/79 "2008-02-08T21:12:12Z")
[QUOTE=Slacker] LOL - that will be funny indeed. “OMG women can be gay too?” :eek: [/QUOTE] Oh please oh please oh please let them both stay around long enough for Loony Lady to ask Ami how lesbians manage to have sex!!! ---
**Author:** ![Slacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-micronesia-opening-tonight/436716/80 "2008-02-08T21:19:02Z")
[QUOTE=Green Bean] Oh please oh please oh please let them both stay around long enough for Loony Lady to ask Ami how lesbians manage to have sex!!! [/QUOTE] First she’ll have to ask if “lesbian” is the right word. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-micronesia-opening-tonight/436716.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-micronesia-opening-tonight/436716.md?page=5)