User:AllanBz/Wandering Adventurer

Wandering Adventurer is a television genre encompassing several subgenres. The episodic character of serial television makes this format

Whereas police procedurals, legal dramas, medical dramas, and their bastard child, the autopsy/crime scene drama relied on casework being assigned to them, wandering adventurers travel from place to place, often seemingly at random:

It combines elements of mystery

Characteristics: Cursory introduction to situation Single-episode resolution Possible revelation concerning ongoing plot

Sans expliquer: Route 66 (TV series) Scooby-Doo

Crime-one-did not commit:

The Fugitive (TV series) The Incredible Hulk Hot Pursuit (1984 TV series) Werewolf (TV series) The A-Team Run, Joe, Run Vanishing Son

Time travel dramas and Changing fate:

Quantum Leap (TV series) Early Edition