The Doctor Finds Trouble

[drelmo]

One of these days, I'm going to need to write a Doctor Who fanfic in which the Doctor goes somewhen and absolutely nothing hinky is going on. He goes somewhen else and nothing's still going on. Bored, he goes on again. He lands, only to find out that Sarah Jane Smith has just routed the weird aliens. Landing site number four, nothing. Bored and

Comments

[immlass]

That's 99% of his travels. We just see the interesting bits.

[querldox]

Sorta been done, just about Batman. Harlan Ellison did a story titled "The Night of Thanks but No Thanks" Spoilers follow:

Basically, Batman's on patrol. Every time he sees what looks like a situation that needs his help, it turns out it's already resolved (in a good way) or it was a misinterpretation due to appearances. At the end, he gets home and Alfred asks how the patrol went. He replies that it was "the worst night of his life".