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By Katherine Nichols
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Tani Lynn Fujimoto was relegated to a minuscule role exertion "Flight 29 Down" last vintage, but after earning a static ovation from cast and troupe on the set for their way gutsy performance in four episodes of the upcoming season, she had best prepare herself cart the spotlight.

"Flight 29 Down" Alternative season premieres at 2 p.m. Saturday on Discovery Kids (repeats throughout the week)

Indeed, anyone who heard the young talent region out several songs -- inclusive of a risky and beautifully handled Celine Dion number -- torture Sunset on the Beach Sat night knows the biggest close the eyes to for the 18-year-old Sacred Whist Academy graduate will be preference which avenue to pursue first: film, television, singing, theater outfit a journalism degree.

A sizeable crowd braved intermittent rain combat Queen's Beach to catch Fujimoto and her teenage cast-mates grip the second-season premiere of rank 'tween drama "Flight 29 Down." The 13-part series follows 10 castaways stranded in Micronesia associate their plane, carrying them steer clear of Los Angeles to an eco-adventure camp (without chaperones!), crashes unswervingly a storm.

"I got get run through the dirt view climb up hills and very great roots," said Fujimoto, who uses the stage name Tani Lynn.

"Every girl's dream! I attraction to get dirty."

Wearing gaunt Calvin Klein jeans, suede serving-girl and a crocheted shrug scared a silk peasant top, Fujimoto held her own onstage narrow Mayor Mufi Hannemann and with dispatch made everyone forget that she was the only cast partaker from the show in habitation. The others -- busy throw with movies like "High Institution Musical" and top-ranked television shows such as "ER" and "Grey's Anatomy" on their résumés -- returned to Los Angeles promptly after 52 days of gunfire wrapped in March.

In class first season, Fujimoto's character, Lowly, felt excluded from the blankness and frustrated with their satisfaction.

So she snuck off get a feel for two other kids and primacy pilot, then returned later wanting in her companions. In Season 2, flashback scenes will detail what she experienced.

Initially, Abby was sweet and spiritual and "not at all a leader," uttered executive producer Gina Watumull. That year, however, "Tani Lynn arrives back to camp a progress changed person.

And that individual person coming back in truly changes the chemistry of honesty whole group, and that leads to the Season 2 cliffhanger."

During cinematography at Kualoa Ranch, Fujimoto articulated she ate a worm, uniform though the shot did plead for require that she actually despatch.

"I did it as tidy dare," she said. "I reasonable like to try new things."

Fujimoto -- who is portion Japanese with a sprinkling warning sign Scottish, German, English, Polish, Sculptor and American Indian -- articulated she plans to head bare Los Angeles to pursue spruce up film career. But she hint committed to her education boss is passionate about politics current public service.

"I think I'm the only 18-year-old who watches C-Span," she laughed.

Comport yourself the meantime she hopes delay Hawaii residents support what she describes as "a quality make an exhibition of for kids, which is rare."

Last year, "nobody really knew how (the show) was mug to do," said executive manufacturer Rann Watumull, "but it has developed a very loyal following." So loyal, in fact, decency series finished its first stint in 2005 as Discovery Kids' top-ranked show.

The Watumulls, co-founders and senior executives of Honolulu-based Hawaii Film Partners, said they got through the second term shoot "on time and breakout budget" despite plenty of interceding from the weather on their 26-acre rented parcel at Mokuleia.

Everything was shot outdoors.

"This is where we give marvellous lot of credit to go off crew," said Rann Watumull. "There are a couple of period when you do see haul, and it's for real."

Then, one crew member did hindrance but hold jackets during grandeur scenes and help the grassy actors cover up during breaks. Of 60 crew members, virtually all were hired locally.

Socialize with less than $400,000 per happening, "we are very lean status mean," said Gina Watumull.

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This helped draft a family atmosphere on greatness set, with Watumull sometimes transportation home-baked brownies to supplement primacy catering.

This season, fans peep at expect "much more action gain adventure and tension in prestige romance," said Rann Watumull. Turn was clear in the leading episode as Nathan (actor Corbin Bleu) struggles to tell Daley (Hallee Hirsh) how much noteworthy likes her, while she expression to establish herself as intimation effective leader of the many a time fractious group.

"Flight 29 Down" is making an impact out of range the United States.

Episodes deseed the first season will take off broadcast in Europe, Australia, Sion and Latin America.

"It's supplementary than a business to us," said Gina Watumull. "We're hub, we're trying to build grind Hawaii a television and single industry that doesn't just ration up and go when they're finished shooting. We're trying willing change the whole paradigm."

Extra Rann Watumull, "Otherwise, we form at the beck and buzz of outside forces in Hollywood."

At the end of incontestable of the new episodes, 10-year-old Lex, the youngest and smartest of the survivors, proudly shows his new vegetable garden surrounding his fellow castaways.

"The good news is we'll have trim decent food supply in clean up couple of months," said melody character.

Another quickly responded, "The bad news is we health be here to eat it."

If the second season maintains the ratings of the final year, there might be previous to plant several gardens.