User blog comment:Gideoncrawle/New Year's special - LTDI update and preview/@comment-1844926-20110103012206/@comment-1874924-20110103015638

Yes, I've mentioned these things elsewhere, but they're worth repeating here:

1) "Muskie" is short for "Muskellunge", which is a large predatory fish. I changed the team names because I never liked "Killer Bass" and didn't want to change one team name but not the other. Thus, the LTDI teams are the Screaming Eagles and the Killer Muskies.

2) Because my muse is better at refining than creating, LTDI will follow the original more closely than some TDI reimaginings.

What I haven't said before, but might as well say now, is that all of the challenges will probably be the same as or similar to the canon. The multi-part challenges (trust-building, boot camp, etc.) are likely to have some original parts. As matters stand now, the boot camp challenge and the bicycle challenge will probably be the most different from the original. The million-dollar treasure hunt (canon TDDDDI) will have essentially the same premise, but will be a team challenge instead of an individual challenge for reasons that will make sense when I reveal them.