As detective Cameron Quinn, the morally confounded hero of the new CBS drama EZ Streets (Wednesdays, 10 p.m. est) Ken Olin doesn't drive around in anything resembling the circa-1963 Volvo coupe he handled as thirtysomething's Michael Steadman. Portraying a man without Hope, or kids, or even a Cuisinart, Olin must tool about in a not-old-enough-to-be-hip Chevy Impala. The car is worn out, used up and just getting by. As such, it's the perfect metaphor for detective Quinn.
EZ Streets' creator Paul Haggis, a thirtysomething scribe during the show's early years, was initially reluctant to consider Olin for the new show but...
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