History Series / EZStreets

* Chekhov'sGun: All the time but rarely ever in the same episode. If there's some brief mention of something out of the main line in an episode then it will be used one or two episodes later.

* Hello,Attorney!: Theresa

* InterplayofSexand Violence: A lot of this. Most noteably in the episode "A Terrible Beauty" where a shootout in inter cut with scenes of a couple making love at the same time.

* HeterosexualLifePartners: Jimmy and Mickey

* AffablyEvil: Jimmy to the extreme

* BreakTheCutie: Danny. He went to prison for not testifying against Jimmy only to get out 3 years later to find his wife living with another man, but his daughter doesn't even remember him, and as a convicted felon he finds it all but impossible to get an honest job.

* TheDeterminator: Neither Quinn nor Geary will stop at nothing to complete their mission.

* Politically Incorrect Villain: Jimmy who's of Irish descent uses offensive terms to describe Italians. The actor who plays Jimmy, Joe Pantoliano is actually an Italian American.

This [[ScrewedByTheNetwork short-lived]] series lasted eight episodes on Creator/{{CBS}} (with a ninth that only aired years later on cable). It followed an undercover cop, Cameron Quinn (Ken Olin) who was branded dirty after an assignment went bad. He was recruited by the mysterious Captain Geary of the Intelligence Unit to to take down a mobster named Jimmy Murtha (Joe Pantoliano), who's in a turf war with fellow gangster Michael "Fivers" Dugan (R.D. CAll). Other main characters are Jimmy's friend Danny Rooney (Jason Gedrick), who spent 3 years in prison rather than rat him out, his lawyer Theresa Conners (Debrah Farentino), and his enforcer Mickey Kinnear (Mike Starr). [[TooGoodToLast Extremely critically acclaimed]], it was created by future Oscar winner Paul Haggis. This series has been singled out as being ''way'' ahead of its time.

* BettertoDieThanBeKilled: [[spoiler:Mickey's father, Mr. Kinnear.]]

* Politically Incorrect Villain: Jimmy who's of Irish descent uses duragatory term to describe Italians. The actor who plays Jimmy, Joe Pantoliano is actually an Italian American.

* Politically Incorrect Villain: Jimmy who's of Irish descent uses purgatory term to describe Italians. The actor who plays Jimmy, Joe Pantoliano is actually an Italian American.

This [[ScrewedByTheNetwork short-lived]] series lasted eight episodes on Creator/{{CBS}} (with a ninth that only aired years later on cable). It followed an undercover cop, Cameron Quinn (Ken Olin) who was branded dirty after an assignment went bad. He was recruited by the mysterious Captain Geary of the Intelligence Unit to to take down a mobster named Jimmy Murtha (Joey Pants). Other main characters are Jimmy's friend Danny Rooney who spent 3 years in prison rather than rat him out and his lawyer Theresa Conners. [[TooGoodToLast Extremely critically acclaimed]], it was created by future Oscar winner Paul Haggis. This series has been singled out as being ''way'' ahead of its time.

* Belligerent Sexual Tension: Thersa with both Jimmy AND Quinn.

* BettertoDiethanBeKilled: [[spoiler:Mickey's father, Mr. Kinnear.]]

This [[ScrewedByTheNetwork short-lived]] series lasted eight episodes on Creator/{{CBS}} (with a ninth that only aired years later on cable). It followed an undercover cop, Cameron Quinn (Ken Olin) who was branded dirty after an assignment went bad. He was recruited by the mysterious Captain Geary of the Intelligence Unit to to take down a mobster named Jimmy Murtha (Joey Pants). Other main characters are Jimmy's friend Danny Rooney who spent 3 years in prison rather than rat him out and his lawyer Teresa Conners. [[TooGoodToLast Extremely critically acclaimed]], it was created by future Oscar winner Paul Haggis. This series has been singled out as being ''way'' ahead of its time.

* CorruptTheCutie: Danny

* BreakTheCutie: Danny. He went to prison for not testifying against Jimmy only to get out 3 years later to find his wife living with another man, but his daughter doesn't even remember him, and as a convicted felon he find it impossible to get an honest job.

* CorruptTheCutie: Rooney

* AntiHero: Quinn and Rooney.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: As nice as he is, Rooney can get violent.

* MovieBuff: Sammy Feathers makes multiple classic movie references.

This [[ScrewedByTheNetwork short-lived]] series lasted eight episodes on Creator/{{CBS}} (with a ninth that only aired years later on cable). It followed an undercover cop, Cameron Quinn (Ken Olin) who was branded dirty after an assignment went bad. He was recruited by the mysterious Captain Geary of the Intelligence Unit to to take down a mobster named Jimmy Murtha (Joey Pants). Other main characters are Murtha's friend Danny Rooney who spent 3 years in prison rather than rat him out and his lawyer Teresa Conners. [[TooGoodToLast Extremely critically acclaimed]], it was created by future Oscar winner Paul Haggis. This series has been singled out as being ''way'' ahead of its time.

* AffablyEvil: Murtha to the extreme
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Conners for Murtha.
* AmoralAttorney: Conners is this for Murtha.

* BerserkButton: Violence against women and/or children is Rooney's.

* BreakTheCutie: Rooney. He went to prison for not testifying against Murtha only to get out 3 years later to find his wife living with another man, but his daughter doesn’t even remember him, and as a convicted felon he find it impossible to get an honest job.
* ChekhovsLecture: Conners warns Murtha that Dugan is going to come after him in the episodes Every Picture Tells a Story and A Terrible Beauty, but he refuses to listen. [[spoiler:Dugan does at the end of the latter episode.]]

* DomesticAbuser: Murtha with Conners.
* DrugsAreBad: Ellie overdoses in one episode. Murtha mentions his brother dying of a drug overdose.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Murtha hates drugs.
* {{Fanservice}}: Conners was shown in her underwear in multiple episodes. She flashes Quinn, and tries to seduce Murtha while sitting naked in a church pew.

* AnOddPlaceToSleep: Conners is shown sleeping in the basement of her abandoned childhood home.
* OnlyBadGuysCallTheirLawyers: Murtha when he’s arrested.
* TheSociopath: Murtha
* TheVamp: Conners
* WomanInBlack: Conners is frequently seen dressed in all black.
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler:Despite being in a relationship with Murtha, Conners sleeps with Quinn.]]

* Determinator: Neither Quinn nor Geary will stop at nothing to complete their mission.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Only 3 of the show’s 9 episodes were released on DVD.

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Conners
* AmoralAttorney: Conners
* AntiHero: Quinn and Rooney

This [[ScrewedByTheNetwork short-lived]] series lasted eight episodes on Creator/{{CBS}} (with a ninth that only aired years later on cable). It followed an undercover cop, Cameron Quinn (Ken Olin) who was branded dirty after an assignment went bad. He was recruited by the mysterious Captain Geary of the Intelligence Unit to to take down a mobster named Jimmy Murtha (Joey Pants). Other main characters are Murtha's friend Danny Rooney who spent 3 years in prisoner rather than rat him out and his lawyer Teresa Conners. [[TooGoodToLast Extremely critically acclaimed]], it was created by future Oscar winner Paul Haggis.

This short-lived series lasted eight episodes on Creator/{{CBS}} (with a ninth that only aired years later on cable). It followed an undercover cop, Cameron Quinn (Ken Olin) who was branded dirty after an assignment went bad. He was recruited by the mysterious Captain Geary of the Intelligence Unit to to take down a mobster named Jimmy Murtha (Joey Pants). Other main characters are Murtha's friend Danny Rooney and his lawyer Teresa Conners. Extremely critically acclaimed, it was created by future Oscar winner Paul Haggis.

This short-lived series lasted eight episodes on Creator/{{CBS}} (with a ninth that only aired years later on cable). It followed an undercover cop, Cameron Quinn (Ken Olin), trying to take down a mobster, Jimmy Murtha (Joey Pants). Other main characters are Murtha's friend Danny Rooney and his lawyer Teresa Conners. Extremely critically acclaimed, it was created by future Oscar winner Paul Haggis.

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Teresa Conners