EZ Streets (1996–1997)

Catholic confession city-politics softball-game.

Stars:

Ken Olin, Joe Pantoliano, Jason Gedrick

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Ken Olin	...	Det. Cameron Quinn (9 episodes, 1996-1997)
Joe Pantoliano	...	Jimmy Murtha (9 episodes, 1996-1997)
Jason Gedrick	...	Danny Rooney (9 episodes, 1996-1997)
Sarah Trigger	...	Elli Rooney (9 episodes, 1996-1997)
Richard Portnow	...	Det. Frank Collero (9 episodes, 1996-1997)
John Finn	...	Capt. Geary (9 episodes, 1996-1997)
Mike Starr	...	Mickey Kinnear (9 episodes, 1996-1997)
R.D. Call	...	Michael 'Fivers' Dugan (9 episodes, 1996-1997)
Debrah Farentino	...	Theresa Conners (9 episodes, 1996-1997)
Robert Spillane	...	Bobby (8 episodes, 1996-1997)
Carl Lumbly	...	Mayor Christian Davidson (7 episodes, 1996-1997)
John Saint Ryan	...	Bo (6 episodes, 1996-1997)
Gregg Henry	...	Carl (5 episodes, 1997)
Saverio Guerra	...	Sammy Feathers (5 episodes, 1996-1997)
Louis Lombardi	...	Fat Man (5 episodes, 1997)
Andrew Rothenberg	...	Shirt (5 episodes, 1996-1997)
Glenn Taranto	...	Glenn (5 episodes, 1996-1997)
Ian Paul Cassidy	...	Paddy (5 episodes, 1996-1997)
Courtney Jacquin	...	Janie Rooney (5 episodes, 1996-1997)
Jack McGee	...	Leo (4 episodes, 1996-1997)
Rosemary Murphy	...	Quinn's Mother (4 episodes, 1996-1997)

Storyline

In an unnamed, broken-down city somewhere near the Canadian border, three violent men seem destined to come into conflict. Detective Cameron Quinn is searching for the man who killed his partner. Vicious mobster Jimmy Murtha may be the killer, but he's busy looking after old friend Danny Rooney, who just did three years in prison for a crime Murtha committed.

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Plot Keywords:

mobster | detective | industry | memory | irish | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

MCA

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 October 1996 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paul Haggis Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Murtha: I get lots of guns, okay? People give them to me on the street. They give them to me for birthday presents. It's like I'm the NRA or something.

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Connections

Follows EZ Streets: Pilot (1996)

User Reviews

Shameful DVD Release

Yeah, I bought my copy yesterday and as I was watching the Pilot, I was remembering the next line to be said, as if no time had passed since the original CBS airing. That's how often I think about this show.

Watched the first 5 minutes of the next episode on the DVD, then angrily ejected the disc... because there's THREE episodes missing!!

Whose BRILLIANT idea was it to place a 3-episode gap on an incomplete DVD compilation for a series with a running storyline, where discontinuity is LETHAL?

That's kinda like the game CBS played when they refused to re-air the first two episodes after an angry public forced them to resurrect EZ Streets from a four-month hiatus!

All the great moments we're missing...

• The "Illusion, Allusion" discussion between Jimmy and Fivers in the burned-out restaurant.

• The "Pop-Up" shower scene with Jimmy and Theresa.

• Theresa getting frisky at church.

• Theresa joyfully waking up, then retrieving her pager from under the covers and returning Jimmy's call... Jimmy: "Why won't you give me your home phone number?" Teresa: "Because I love it when you call me this way."

• The "Dog-face" discussion that ends with Jimmy heaving a glass at Mickey's head: "What kinda dog?"

I could go on...

Oh, and I really want the chance to see if there really IS a mailbox in Theresa's apartment building with the name "B. Fraser"!