Name: After It Happened
Released: 1988-12-13

Midnight Caller

S1 · E3 — After It Happened

S1:E3 · After It Happened

Episodes

17 episodes in this season

Conversations with an Assassin

60 min

Twelve Gauge

60 min

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After It Happened

60 min

Payback

60 min

Bank Job

60 min

The Execution of John Saringo

60 min

But Not for Me

60 min

Trash Radio

60 min

No Exit

60 min

E10

Fathers and Sins

60 min

E11

Blame It on Midnight

60 min

E12

Promise to a Dead Man

60 min

E13

The Fall

60 min

E14

Ethan's Call

60 min

E15

Baby Chase

60 min

E16

Wait Until Midnight

60 min

E17

Blues for Mr. Charlie

60 min

Midnight Caller

TV Series

19881h7.6

Drama

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After It Happened

Season 1 · Episode 3 · Dec 13, 1988

"After It Happened" is a 1988 episode of the NBC television series Midnight Caller. The controversial episode tells the story of a bisexual man who is deliberately infecting people, including series lead character Jack Killian's ex-girlfriend, with HIV. AIDS and LGBT rights activists disrupted filming, citing concerns over the negative portrayal of bisexual and HIV-positive people and fears that the show would make people with AIDS the targets of violence. Series executives made some changes to the script in response to these concerns, but activists were still displeased. "After It Happened" performed well in the ratings but received a mixed critical response. Actress Kay Lenz received an Emmy Award for her guest-starring role as Killian's ex-girlfriend Tina. NBC aired a follow-up episode in 1989 in which Tina is near death. This second script, "Someone to Love", was written in consultation with some of the groups that protested "After It Happened" and was much more favorably received.

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Midnight Caller

TV Series

19881h7.6

Drama

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After It Happened

Season 1 · Episode 3 · Dec 13, 1988

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