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Dalton Ross wrote an article on Micronesia that appeared in the new issue of Entertainment Weekly. Here are some of the highlights of the article: Micronesia was suppose to be the final season for Survivor. After the disaster known as Fiji (bad creative - haves vs. have nots - and bad casting), Jeff Probst, CBS, and the producers braved for the end. However, with the success of China (a ratings increase over Fiji, watercooler moments, and good casting), CBS decided to renew Survivor for two more editions and extend Jeff Probst's contract for four more editions. CBS originally planned to have a second complete All Stars edition. The plan was dismissed because it would have been too predictable for a show that prides itself on keeping contestants and viewers guessing. Plus, Jeff Probst said they weren't sure that they had 20 good All Stars, especially women. He said memorable women are harder to find on Survivor. Nevertheless, there are no huge shockers as to the members of the Favorites tribe. Courtney Yates declined the invitation. It is suggested that Courtney's turn-down led to Amanda Kimmel being invited to take part. Tom Westman was the only winner invited to take part. He turned down the invitation. The producers played with the idea of having viewers choose who would take part in a second All Stars. The idea was rejected because they (the producers) wanted a little more control. Jeff Probst said that maintaining diversity is proving to be more difficult than imagined when asked about the lack of diversity among the tribe of fans. Only Natalie Bolton is part Native-American. Jeff Probst criticized why a couple of the Fans were selected to take part. He cited Kathleen Sleckman, saying she does not fit. Jeff Probst did not want Jon "Jonny Fairplay" Dalton to return. He even told CBS that Survivor doesn't need JFP. CBS listened to Probst, but overrode his objections. The article mentioned the argument between JFP and Jeff's brother that led to JFP's ban from Survivor events. Jeff plans to let JFP take any shots at him first before he shoots back. This is to keep the game fair. The rest of the article contains potential spoiler material, so I will not go any further. Much what was mentioned in the article has been discussed in other threads in the various Sucks forums. If any of these points are to be discussed, they should be discussed in the proper threads so that this forum can continue to be devoted to Micronesia discussion.