![]() She wants to begin a relationship with him on the island. Daley finally tells Nathan she likes him. Daley even kisses Nathan on the cheek once because he saves her from drowning. She, however, is much more secretive about this, confiding about it only to Melissa. Daley has developed a mutual crush on Nathan. ![]() Daley is Lex's stepsister (her father married Lex's mother about a year ago after her mother died), though this is never elaborated upon. She's a hard worker and a bit of a perfectionist. She's the recently elected class president of Hartwell High School, who beat Nathan by 10 votes. He was very focused on getting out of the island, even risking his life to handle the radio, which could have attracted lightning and blown him up, in the middle of a dangerous lightning storm. He strives to be helpful, though he lacks in self-confidence when he makes a mistake. He cares very much for the sake of others. He was portrayed as snobby in the novel, and wore rich people clothes, slip-on sneakers, converse low-tops, slip-on converse, and canvas Boat shoes is what he wears throughout the books, also he wore water shoes for when going in the water and getting to the raft. He regrets every other fault he made as well. For example, he accidentally shoots down the signal kite when he is messing around with Lex and he also falls out of a tree trying to get coconuts. Throughout a few seasons Nathan begins to think he is useless and no help to the others on the island. He is very close friends with Melissa and later on in the series develops a crush on Daley. This was resolved by Jackson becoming the leader, and Daley and he end up as very good friends (perhaps even more). This notion was also very much fueled by the competition he had with Daley. In the first season Nathan brags about being a Boy Scout and thinks he should be the leader. In Hotel Tango, Lex surprises everyone by saying it was Daley's fault the group separated and does not want to listen to her anymore. As shown in several episodes, he misses the others from the plane and wants Abby to find them. He has even made a shelter that lasted through many violent storms. For Chilloween, he makes a shower that has warm water to make the island more like home. In the episode "Mazeathon", he creates an obstacle course. Whenever everyone else feels like quitting or giving up, Lex comes up with a brilliant idea to help everyone feel better. He seems to be the motivation of the group. He always comes up with the best ideas on how to adapt to the island and make use of its resources. The youngest of the group and Daley's younger 10-year-old (turns 11) stepbrother who is intelligent, charismatic, and very observant, although the group constantly ignores him or put his ideas down, stating that "he's not old enough". Main cast Ĭharacters Main characters Lex Marin The main cast of Flight 29 Down (from left to right): Johnny Pacar, Kristy Wu, Hallee Hirsh, Allen Alvarado, Corbin Bleu, Jeremy Kissner, and Lauren Storm. It also has many similarities with The New People and with Gordon Korman's Island trilogy. The series bore superficial similarities to Lost, an adult drama that debuted a year before Flight 29 Down, but Flight 29 Down never incorporated any supernatural elements as Lost eventually did. A plot device of a video diary powered by a solar battery charger allows the kids to talk about themselves and to the camera about their difficult everyday struggles, the island, and each other. The show follows a group of teens stranded on a South Pacific island in the Federated States of Micronesia after they crash their plane (a De Havilland Heron) in a tropical storm while flying to an eco-adventure camping trip in Palau. The show was filmed on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. ![]() In addition, the series was broadcast Saturday mornings on NBC as part of the Discovery Kids on NBC brand from 2005 to 2006. The film, Flight 29 Down: The Hotel Tango, aired in August 2007. ![]() The third and final season of the series was produced as a four-part film instead of the episodic format of the first two seasons. The executive producers are Rogow, MacHale, Shauna Shapiro Jackson, and Gina & Rann Watumull. MacHale ( Are You Afraid of the Dark?, The Pendragon book series). ![]() The show was created by Stan Rogow ( Lizzie McGuire, Darcy's Wild Life) and D. Flight 29 Down is an American adventure comedy-drama television series about a group of teenagers who are stranded on an island. ![]()
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