TV series

The Visitor

1997–1998 · 1 season

A gentle wanderer drifts through ordinary American towns, quietly fixing lives while shadowy pursuers close in.

Overview: The Visitor is a science fiction television series created by Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin which aired on Fox from 1997–1998. It starred John Corbett as Adam McArthur who was abducted by extraterrestrials 50 years earlier and escapes back to Earth to help improve life for humanity.
How it feels: Earnest, tense, melancholic and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, isolation, faith, power
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
faith
power
survival
Places: road trip
small town
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild