Line #9 Series/StreetTime


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3	''Street Time'' is a drama that follows Kevin Hunter (Creator/RobMorrow), a recent parolee. He's trying to get his life back on track, but his former associates are after him. His parole officer, James Liberti, (Creator/ScottCohen) tries to keep him in line while dealing with his own problems.
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5	A ShortRunner that ran from 2002-2003 on Creator/{{Showtime}} and ran for two seasons.
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8	!!This show provides examples of:
9	* AlliterativeName: '''G'''usano '''G'''uzman.
10	* BigotWithABadge: Due to the events of the UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror, James is prejudiced against people of Arab descent. At one point he comes down hard on an Arab parolee he believes to be a terrorist (he isn't).
11	* DysfunctionalFamily:
12	** Kevin is trying to smooth things out with his wife. [[spoiler:Kevin also had to cover for his brother dealing with drugs and he got sent to prison as a result]].
13	** James has to deal with his son, who is shown to be having behavioral issues, and even gets kicked out of school.
14	%%* FairCop: James Liberti, a parole officer. %%Describe what makes James "fair".
15	* {{Foil}}: Kevin and James are this for each other. They're struggling to support their families white maintaining their morals. But while Kevin is a convicted drug smuggler he's not an addict, in contrast to James, who's a parole officer with a gambling addiction.
16	* TheGamblingAddict: James is revealed to struggle with an addiction to gambling, often burning through money. It gets bad enough that his wife eventually leaves him due to it.
17	* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine:
18	** Creator/DashMihok, who worked with Morrow on ''Film/TheGuru2002'', appeared in the first season episode "Anger Management" and the season two episode "Hostage".
19	** Creator/JuanCarlosVelis, who worked with Morrow on ''Film/TheThinBlueLie'', appeared as recurring character Gusano Guzman.
20	* ModestyBedSheet: "Even" has Peter and Pia TalkingInBed post-sex, each with their bedsheet strategically placed to cover their nudity.
21	* OneWordTitle:
22	** ''Respect''.
23	** ''Betrayal''.
24	** ''Even''.
25	** ''Lockdown''.
26	** ''Gone''.
27	** ''Hostage''.
28	** ''Brothers''.
29	%%* ReformedButRejected: A Major problem that parolees have to deal with. %%Describe the problem.
30	* ReformedCriminal: Kevin is a convicted marijuana smuggler that served his time and wants to go straight... unfortunately his criminal associates come searching for him again, tempting him into going back to crime.
31	* SeenItAll: When we see Kevin in his last hours in jail, he witnesses another inmate being stabbed only a few feet away, but has little reaction, implying he has seen that often in his time in prison.
32	* SexySurfacingShot: In "On Goldie Pond", while Peter and Pia stay at a hotel pool, there's a gratuitous close-up shot of a FanserviceExtra climbing out of the pool.
33	* TheStoner: Kevin's wife Rachel, is constantly getting stoned, and persistently tries to get Kevin into drugs too, despite the fact that he's on parole, and doing drugs is an easy way for him to get sent back to jail.
34	%%* TheUnFavourite: Kevin is this to his parents, in relation to his drug charges, as compared to his seemingly clean brother Peter. %%Describe how his parents treat them differently

Context Series / StreetTime