Cynthia Littleton On The Air

Cynthia Littleton is deputy editor, news development at Variety and a veteran television reporter.

A CLOSER LOOK AT 'BASED ON A ------ SERIES'
Primetime in the 2008-09 season is gonna be all over the map -- Australia, Israel, Canada and the U.K. for starters. Here's a look at the original series that have inspired pickups or heat Stateside in this strike-interrupted pilot season.