Flight 29 Down is an American adventure comedy-drama television series about a group of teenagers who are stranded on an island. It was produced by Discovery Kids. The show was created by Stan Rogow (Lizzie McGuire, Darcy's Wild Life) and D. J. MacHale (Are You Afraid of the Dark?, The Pendragon book series). The executive producers are Rogow, MacHale, Shauna Shapiro Jackson, and Gina & Rann Watumull. 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 film, Flight 29 Down: The Hotel Tango, aired in August 2007. In addition, the series was broadcast Saturday mornings on NBC as part of the Discovery Kids on NBC brand from 2005 to 2006. The show was filmed on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. Premise 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. 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 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. It also has many similarities with The New People and with Gordon Korman's Island trilogy. Cast Main cast Allen Alvarado as Lex Marin Corbin Bleu as Nathan McHugh Hallee Hirsh as Daley Marin Jeremy Kissner as Eric McGorrill Johnny Pacar as Cody Jackson Lauren Storm as Taylor Hagan Kristy Wu as Melissa Wu The "lost" cast Tani Lynn Fujimoto as Abby Fujimoto B.K. Cannon as Jory Cavanaugh Blade Rogers as Ian Bedawan John Kapelos as Captain Bob Russell Characters Main characters Lex Marin 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". He always comes up with the best ideas on how to adapt to the island and make use of its resources. He seems to be the motivation of the group. Whenever everyone else feels like quitting or