History Series / EZStreets

* "Blackmail"IsSuchAnUglyWord: Quinn tells Theresa that he'll lay off Jimmy if the latter finds a snitch for him and she points out that it's blackmail.

* "Blackmail" Is Such an Ugly Word: Quinn tells Theresa that he'll lay off Jimmy if the latter finds a snitch for him and she points out that it's blackmail.
* Black-and-Grey Morality: Everyone.

* Affably Evil / Faux Affably Evil: Jimmy alternates from both extremes, sometimes in a single episode.

* Sexy Coat Flashing: Theresa shows up at a funeral clad only in a red coat.

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 (Creator/JoePantoliano), who's in a turf war with fellow gangster Michael "Fivers" Dugan (R.D. Call) who's got the city's drug addicted mayor Christian Davidson (Creator/CarlLumbly) in his pocket. 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 (Creator/MikeStarr), and Quinn's new partner Detective Frank Collero (Richard Portnow). 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.

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Quinn's "What happened to you?" to Theresa?

* BatmanGambit: Theresa pulls off one of these when Jimmy is arrested.

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

* 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, his daughter doesn't even remember him, and as a convicted felon he finds it all but impossible to get an honest job.

* ChekhovsLecture: Theresa warns Jimmy 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.]]
* ChildhoodFriends: Jimmy, Danny, and Mickey have been friends since childhood.

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Jimmy who's of half Irish descent and Half Italian uses offensive terms to describe Italians. The actor who plays Jimmy, Joe Pantoliano is actually an Italian American. Leo does too.

* SoundtrackDissonance: This very dark show is filled with a lot of gorgeous Irish music by the likes of Loreena McKennitt and Caroline Lavelle.

* NotSoDifferent: A big theme of this show was that people on both sides of the law had a lot in common. Promotional stuff even described it as being about "two men living parallel lives on opposite sides of the law."

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 (Creator/JoePantoliano), who's in a turf war with fellow gangster Michael "Fivers" Dugan (R.D. Call) who's got the city's drug addicted mayor Christian Davidson (Creator/CarlLumbly) in his pocket. 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), and Quinn's new partner Detective Frank Collero (Richard Portnow). 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.

* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler:Despite being in a relationship with Jimmy, Theresa sleeps with Quinn.]]

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 (Creator/JoePantoliano), who's in a turf war with fellow gangster Michael "Fivers" Dugan (R.D. Call) who's got the city's drug addicted mayor Christian Davidson (Creator/CarlLumbly) in his pocket. 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), and Quinn's new partner Detective Frank Collero (Richard Portnow). [[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.

* DomesticAbuser: Jimmy with Theresa.

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) who's got the city's drug addicted mayor Christian Davidson (Creator/CarlLumbly) in his pocket. 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), and Quinn's new partner Detective Frank Collero (Richard Portnow). [[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.

* Soft-SpokenSadist: Dugan. Averted with Murtha.

* WomanInBlack: Theresa is frequently seen dressed in all black.

* BelligerentSexualTension: Thersa with both Jimmy AND Quinn.

* CriticalResearchFailure: Jimmy thinks that hubris is a herb.

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

* RealLifeRelative: Mike Starr who plays Mickey and Beau Starr who plays recurring character Father Mac are real-life brothers.

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) who's got the city's drug addicted mayor Christian Davidson (Carl Lumbly) in his pocket. 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), and Quinn's new partner Detective Frank Collero (Richard Portnow). [[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.

* BerserkButton: Violence against women and/or children is Danny.

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), and Quinn's new partner Detective Frank Collero (Richard Portnow). [[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.

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.

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

* AmbulanceChaser: Leo's lawyer in the episode "On the Left Side of the Angel."

* I'llKillYou: In their first meeting Quinn Tells Jimmy that if he had anything to do with his partner's death he'll kill him. In the episode "On the Left Side of the Angel" he tells Theresa the same thing. Jimmy also makes multiple death threats and sometimes he follows through on them.