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EZ Streets

EZ Streets is an American crime drama television series created by Paul Haggis. It premiered on CBS on October 27, 1996, with a two-hour pilot television film and ended on April 2, 1997. The series stars Ken Olin, Joe Pantoliano, and Jason Gedrick.

EZ Streets
DVD cover
GenreDrama
Created byPaul Haggis
StarringKen Olin
Joe Pantoliano
Jason Gedrick
Sarah Trigger
Richard Portnow
ComposerMark Isham
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9 (1 unaired)
Production
Executive producerPaul Haggis
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesPaul Haggis Productions
Universal Television
DistributorNBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseOctober 27, 1996 (1996-10-27) –
April 2, 1997 (1997-04-02)

Synopsis

The series is set in a decaying American city located near the Canada–US border, and deals with the interconnected lives of the city's criminals, politicians, and police officers. The primary characters were three different men from various backgrounds trying to survive in the nameless bombed-out inner city.

Cameron Quinn was a police detective who had just joined the intelligence division to clear his name after being categorized as a "dirty cop" after his partner was killed in a drug sting gone wrong. Quinn then worked undercover for Captain Geary by infiltrating the local criminal underworld. Quinn's prime target (and the thug who murdered his partner) was Jimmy Murtha, an extremely violent hoodlum who was determined to rise in the ranks of the local Mob. Murtha was often helped by his sexy, but unscrupulous attorney, Theresa Connors. She was adept at using every legal loophole and ploy to keep Murtha out of jail. Murtha's primary competition was the mobster who ran the businesses in the other half of the city, Michael "Fivers" Dugan.

It appeared that everyone in the city counsel, even the proud mayor Christian Davidson, were under the thumb of Fivers Dugan. Mayor Davidson was doing business with Dugan to try to re-build the decaying and crime-ridden community for political contributions. Murtha, despite his ruthless nature and frequent evil dealings, had one positive goal: to save his neighborhood from being overrun with drugs, crime and local teen gangs.

Danny Rooney was a mutual childhood friend of Murtha who had just gotten released from prison after serving three years for taking the rap in an armed robbery that one of Murtha's thugs committed. Despite his desire to go straight, Rooney was forced to go to work for Murtha in performing various illegal jobs. Rooney hoped that the dirty money he earned would help him get back together with his estranged, drug-addicted wife Elli, and their young daughter Janie.

Characters

Reception and cancellation

After its first episode in its regular timeslot on Wednesday, October 30, 1996, it was put on hiatus with CBS president Leslie Moonves promising that the show would be "relaunched" at a later date. The series was relaunched that spring from March 1, 1997, to April 2, 1997, but failed to garner a substantial audience. CBS canceled EZ Streets in April 1997 due to low ratings.[1] The last episode, "Neither Have I Wings to Fly", never aired on CBS, although it was broadcast once in Canada. Critics criticized Moonves for not reairing the pilot and first series episode before the relaunch.

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"Pilot"Paul HaggisPaul HaggisOctober 27, 1996 (1996-10-27)
2"Every Picture Tells a Story"Ken OlinStory by : Paul Haggis & David Black
Teleplay by : Paul Haggis
October 30, 1996 (1996-10-30)
3"A Terrible Beauty"George BloomfieldPaul Haggis & Robert MorescoMarch 3, 1997 (1997-03-03)
4"St. Jude Took a Bullet"James QuinnStory by : Paul Haggis & David Black
Teleplay by : Paul Haggis
March 5, 1997 (1997-03-05)
5"Every Dog Has Its Day"Donna DeitchStory by : Paul Haggis & David Black
Teleplay by : Paul Haggis
March 12, 1997 (1997-03-12)
6"One Acquainted with the Night"Antina W. AddisonPaul Haggis & Robert MorescoMarch 19, 1997 (1997-03-19)
7"On the Left Side of the Angel"Peter MarklePaul Haggis & Patrick HarbinsonMarch 26, 1997 (1997-03-26)
8"A Ceremony of Innocence"Michael FieldsPaul Haggis & Mark SaraceniApril 2, 1997 (1997-04-02)
9"Neither Have I Wings to Fly"Randall ZiskStory by : Paul Haggis & Kimberly Hill
Teleplay by : Kimberly Hill & Jeff King
UNAIRED

Syndication

In 2006, repeats of the series began airing on the new U.S. cable channel, Sleuth. All episodes, including the one not shown on CBS, were aired.

Home media

On May 23, 2006, Universal Studios released the 2-hour pilot episode and the episodes "Every Dog Has Its Day" and "One Acquainted with the Night" on a single DVD as part of its Brilliant But Cancelled series.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
1997 Casting Society of America's Artios Award Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Pilot Nan Dutton and Jane Alderman Won
Online Film & Television Association Award[2] Best New Drama Series Won
Best New Theme Song in a Series Mark Isham Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Main Title Theme Music Won
Television Critics Association Award Program of the Year Won
Outstanding Achievement in Drama Nominated
Individual Achievement in Drama Joe Pantoliano Nominated
Viewers for Quality Television Award Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series Nominated
Jason Gedrick Nominated
Founder's Award Paul Haggis Won
1998 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actress Courtney Jacquin Nominated

References

  1. ^ Lowry, Brian (1997-04-07). "CBS Cancels 'EZ Streets' Series After Ratings Continue to Slide". articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  2. ^ . Online Film & Television Association. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2013.

External links

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EZ Streets is an American crime drama television series created by Paul Haggis It premiered on CBS on October 27 1996 with a two hour pilot television film and ended on April 2 1997 The series stars Ken Olin Joe Pantoliano and Jason Gedrick EZ StreetsDVD coverGenreDramaCreated byPaul HaggisStarringKen OlinJoe PantolianoJason GedrickSarah TriggerRichard PortnowComposerMark IshamCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons1No of episodes9 1 unaired ProductionExecutive producerPaul HaggisCamera setupSingle cameraRunning time60 minutesProduction companiesPaul Haggis ProductionsUniversal TelevisionDistributorNBCUniversal Television DistributionReleaseOriginal networkCBSOriginal releaseOctober 27 1996 1996 10 27 April 2 1997 1997 04 02 Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Characters 3 Reception and cancellation 4 Episodes 5 Syndication 6 Home media 7 Awards and nominations 8 References 9 External linksSynopsis EditThe series is set in a decaying American city located near the Canada US border and deals with the interconnected lives of the city s criminals politicians and police officers The primary characters were three different men from various backgrounds trying to survive in the nameless bombed out inner city Cameron Quinn was a police detective who had just joined the intelligence division to clear his name after being categorized as a dirty cop after his partner was killed in a drug sting gone wrong Quinn then worked undercover for Captain Geary by infiltrating the local criminal underworld Quinn s prime target and the thug who murdered his partner was Jimmy Murtha an extremely violent hoodlum who was determined to rise in the ranks of the local Mob Murtha was often helped by his sexy but unscrupulous attorney Theresa Connors She was adept at using every legal loophole and ploy to keep Murtha out of jail Murtha s primary competition was the mobster who ran the businesses in the other half of the city Michael Fivers Dugan It appeared that everyone in the city counsel even the proud mayor Christian Davidson were under the thumb of Fivers Dugan Mayor Davidson was doing business with Dugan to try to re build the decaying and crime ridden community for political contributions Murtha despite his ruthless nature and frequent evil dealings had one positive goal to save his neighborhood from being overrun with drugs crime and local teen gangs Danny Rooney was a mutual childhood friend of Murtha who had just gotten released from prison after serving three years for taking the rap in an armed robbery that one of Murtha s thugs committed Despite his desire to go straight Rooney was forced to go to work for Murtha in performing various illegal jobs Rooney hoped that the dirty money he earned would help him get back together with his estranged drug addicted wife Elli and their young daughter Janie Characters EditKen Olin as Detective Cameron Quinn Joe Pantoliano as Jimmy Murtha Jason Gedrick as Danny Rooney R D Call as Michael Fivers Dugan John Finn as Captain Geary Debrah Farentino as Theresa Conners Richard Portnow as Detective Frank Collero Carl Lumbly as Mayor Christian Davidson Sarah Trigger as Elli Rooney Danny s estranged wife Andrew Divoff as Andre Frenchie Desormeaux Mike Starr as Mickey Kinnear Robert Spillane as Bobby Rosemary Murphy as Christina Quinn Cameron s mother Saverio Guerra as Sammy Feathers Courtney Jacquin as Janie Rooney Danny and Elli s daughter Andrew Rothenberg as Shirt John St Ryan as Bo Gregg Henry as Councilman Eeling 1997 Jack McGee as Leo 1997 Louis Lombardi as The Fat Man 1997 Reception and cancellation EditAfter its first episode in its regular timeslot on Wednesday October 30 1996 it was put on hiatus with CBS president Leslie Moonves promising that the show would be relaunched at a later date The series was relaunched that spring from March 1 1997 to April 2 1997 but failed to garner a substantial audience CBS canceled EZ Streets in April 1997 due to low ratings 1 The last episode Neither Have I Wings to Fly never aired on CBS although it was broadcast once in Canada Critics criticized Moonves for not reairing the pilot and first series episode before the relaunch Episodes EditNo Title Directed by Written by Original air date1 Pilot Paul HaggisPaul HaggisOctober 27 1996 1996 10 27 2 Every Picture Tells a Story Ken OlinStory by Paul Haggis amp David BlackTeleplay by Paul HaggisOctober 30 1996 1996 10 30 3 A Terrible Beauty George BloomfieldPaul Haggis amp Robert MorescoMarch 3 1997 1997 03 03 4 St Jude Took a Bullet James QuinnStory by Paul Haggis amp David BlackTeleplay by Paul HaggisMarch 5 1997 1997 03 05 5 Every Dog Has Its Day Donna DeitchStory by Paul Haggis amp David BlackTeleplay by Paul HaggisMarch 12 1997 1997 03 12 6 One Acquainted with the Night Antina W AddisonPaul Haggis amp Robert MorescoMarch 19 1997 1997 03 19 7 On the Left Side of the Angel Peter MarklePaul Haggis amp Patrick HarbinsonMarch 26 1997 1997 03 26 8 A Ceremony of Innocence Michael FieldsPaul Haggis amp Mark SaraceniApril 2 1997 1997 04 02 9 Neither Have I Wings to Fly Randall ZiskStory by Paul Haggis amp Kimberly HillTeleplay by Kimberly Hill amp Jeff KingUNAIREDSyndication EditIn 2006 repeats of the series began airing on the new U S cable channel Sleuth All episodes including the one not shown on CBS were aired Home media EditOn May 23 2006 Universal Studios released the 2 hour pilot episode and the episodes Every Dog Has Its Day and One Acquainted with the Night on a single DVD as part of its Brilliant But Cancelled series Awards and nominations EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources EZ Streets news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Year Award Category Recipient Result1997 Casting Society of America s Artios Award Best Casting for TV Dramatic Pilot Nan Dutton and Jane Alderman WonOnline Film amp Television Association Award 2 Best New Drama Series WonBest New Theme Song in a Series Mark Isham NominatedPrimetime Emmy Award Outstanding Main Title Theme Music WonTelevision Critics Association Award Program of the Year WonOutstanding Achievement in Drama NominatedIndividual Achievement in Drama Joe Pantoliano NominatedViewers for Quality Television Award Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series NominatedJason Gedrick NominatedFounder s Award Paul Haggis Won1998 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Drama Series Guest Starring Young Actress Courtney Jacquin NominatedReferences Edit Lowry Brian 1997 04 07 CBS Cancels EZ Streets Series After Ratings Continue to Slide articles latimes com Retrieved 29 January 2011 1996 97 The Season of The Shining Online Film amp Television Association Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 2 November 2013 External links EditEZ Streets at IMDb The Wild The Not So Innocence and the EZ Streets Why Did CBS Cancel the Year s Best Show on Salon com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title EZ Streets amp oldid 1115034441, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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