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* AndIMustScream: Fran's case, as her being left all alone in her apartment having her picture taken by Nicky's ghost for two hours has left her mental health shattered, and everywhere she looks and every time she blinks her eyes, a camera flashes.
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* AndIMustScream: Fran's case, as her being left all alone in her apartment having her picture taken by Nicky's ghost for ''for two hours hours'' has left her mental health shattered, and everywhere she looks and every time she blinks her eyes, a ''a camera flashes.flashes''.
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* BreakTheHaughty: After hounding a celebrity to his grave just to get a good picture, Fran ends up mentally shattered by Nicky's ghost hounding her and taking pictures of her.
* DrivenToSuicide: Nicky "The Snake Man" Van Adder electrocuted himself playing guitar in his bathtub.
* DrivenToSuicide: Nicky "The Snake Man" Van Adder electrocuted himself playing guitar in his bathtub.
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* BreakTheHaughty: After hounding a celebrity to his grave just to get a good picture, Fran ends up mentally shattered scarred by Nicky's ghost hounding her and taking pictures of her.
* DrivenToSuicide: Nicky "The Snake Man" Van Adder supposedly electrocuted himself playing guitar in his bathtub.
* DrivenToSuicide: Nicky "The Snake Man" Van Adder supposedly electrocuted himself playing guitar in his bathtub.
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* WhamLine: When Mr. Flash gives Fran his TheReasonYouSuckSpeech about her work as a paparazzo and her hounding the late rock star.
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* WhamLine: When the mysterious Mr. Flash gives Fran his TheReasonYouSuckSpeech about her work as a paparazzo and her hounding the late rock star.
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->''Every action has a consequence. Fran Rayburn made a living stealing pictures of unwilling subjects. But in her eagerness to turn a profit, she neglected to calculate the cost '''her own sanity'''.''
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->''Every action has a consequence. Fran Rayburn made a living stealing pictures of unwilling subjects. But in her eagerness to turn a profit, she neglected to calculate the cost cost... '''her own sanity'''.''
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* AintTooProudToBeg: Fran when Nicky's ghost returns from the grave to haunt her with his camera and picture taking.
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->''Every action has a consequence. Fran Rayburn made a living stealing pictures of unwilling subjects. But in her eagerness to turn a profit, she neglected to calculate the cost '''to her own sanity'''.''
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->''Every action has a consequence. Fran Rayburn made a living stealing pictures of unwilling subjects. But in her eagerness to turn a profit, she neglected to calculate the cost '''to her '''her own sanity'''.''
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* JerkAss: Fran, who doesn't care about the well-being of celebrities or their need for privacy. She doesn't even respcect the late rockstar Nicky "The Snakeman" Van Adder well enough to let him rest in peace.
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* HellIsThatNoise: Nicky's guitar playing loud metal riffs by itself. The snake tattoo hissing. And the sounds of many cameras flashing as Fran has her picture taken.
* JerkAss: Fran, who doesn't care about the well-being of celebrities or their need for privacy. She doesn't evenrespcect respect the late rockstar Nicky "The Snakeman" Van Adder well enough to let him rest in peace.
* JerkAss: Fran, who doesn't care about the well-being of celebrities or their need for privacy. She doesn't even
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* WhamShot: The pictures taken of Fran by Nicky's ghost at the end, an unwilling subject like herself.
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* WhamShot: The pictures taken of Fran by Nicky's ghost at the end, an unwilling subject like herself.herself.
->''Every action has a consequence. Fran Rayburn made a living stealing pictures of unwilling subjects. But in her eagerness to turn a profit, she neglected to calculate the cost '''to her own sanity'''.''
--> -- '''Rip Torn''', ending narration of episode.
->''Every action has a consequence. Fran Rayburn made a living stealing pictures of unwilling subjects. But in her eagerness to turn a profit, she neglected to calculate the cost '''to her own sanity'''.''
--> -- '''Rip Torn''', ending narration of episode.
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* AndIMustScream: Fran's case, as her being left all alone in her apartment having her picture taken by Nicky's ghost for two hours has left her mental health shattered, and everywhere she looks and every time she blinks her eyes, a camera flashes.
* AloneWithThePsycho: A paparazzo alone in a room with a ghost. Tormented by his ghost at the funeral home. And again in her apartment for two hours.
* AloneWithThePsycho: A paparazzo alone in a room with a ghost. Tormented by his ghost at the funeral home. And again in her apartment for two hours.
* JerkAss: Fran, who doesn't care about the well-being of celebrities or their need for privacy. She doesn't even respcect the late rockstar Nicky "The Snakeman" Van Adder well enough to let him rest in peace.
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:Fine! You know what? You celebrities are all alike! Make us out to be the villains while you play the poor, innocent victims! Well, you people need us as much as we need you!
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* WhamLine: "Now...it's time to pay the price."
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* WhamLine: "Now...When Mr. Flash gives Fran his TheReasonYouSuckSpeech about her work as a paparazzo and her hounding the late rock star.
-->'''Mr. Flash''': You don't understand, Ms. Rayburn. I'm not interested in cash. You haven't given me a day's peace in five and a half years. Not even in death. Now...it's time topay return the price."favor.
* WhamShot: The pictures taken of Fran by Nicky's ghost at the end, an unwilling subject like herself.
-->'''Mr. Flash''': You don't understand, Ms. Rayburn. I'm not interested in cash. You haven't given me a day's peace in five and a half years. Not even in death. Now...it's time to
* WhamShot: The pictures taken of Fran by Nicky's ghost at the end, an unwilling subject like herself.
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* MuggingTheMonster: Fran really shouldn't have tried to get a picture of a dead rock star or bully his ghost.
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:Fine! You know what? You celebrities are all alike! Make us out to be the villains while you play the poor, innocent victims! Well, you people need us as much as we need you!
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* BigNo: Fran screams these over and over as Nicky's ghost hounds her with a camera taking pictures of her.
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* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: By the end, Fran sees Nicky's ghost hounding her with a camera everywhere she looks.
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* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: By the end, Fran sees Nicky's ghost hounding her with a camera literally everywhere she looks.looks. In her eyes, a camera flashes and she blinks in response.
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* BreakTheHaughty: After hounding a celebrity to his grave just to get a good picture, Fran ends up mentally shattered by Nicky's ghost hounding her and taking pictures of her.
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* LightIsNotGood: Mr. Flash haunting Fran. All dressed in a white suit and hat. Turns out he was actually Nicky's ghost in disgusie haunting her as payback.
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* LightIsNotGood: Mr. Flash haunting Fran. All dressed in a white suit and hat. Turns out he was actually Nicky's ghost in disgusie disguise haunting her as payback.payback.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Nicky "The Snakeman" Van Adder is loosely based off of the late musician Morrissey who was also hounded by paparazzo.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Nicky "The Snakeman" Van Adder is loosely based off of the late musician Morrissey who was also hounded by paparazzo.
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* AnAseop:
** Don't be a greedy money-hungry paparazzo.
** Celebrity or not, let the dead rest in peace.
** Don't be a greedy money-hungry paparazzo.
** Celebrity or not, let the dead rest in peace.
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* RageAgainstTheReflection: Fran breaks a mirror when Nicky's ghost haunts her through it taking pictures of her.
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* LightIsNotGood: Mr. Flash haunting Fran. All dressed in a white suit and hat. Turns out he was actually Nicky's ghost in disgusie haunting her as payback.
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A paparazza seeks the ultimate shot - of the now dead celebrity at a funeral home. But after finally getting the picture, she finds that the ghost of the celebrity starts to relentlessly hound her. Originally aired April 21, 1998. Starring Maya Israel, Greg O'Donovan, John Rogers, Nicholas Rohlfing and Scott Travis.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech:
** Fran gives one cowardly to Nicky's ghost when he begins to haunt her.
** Mr. Flash gives one to Fran before revealing her as Nicky's ghost coming back to haunt her.
** Fran gives one cowardly to Nicky's ghost when he begins to haunt her.
** Mr. Flash gives one to Fran before revealing her as Nicky's ghost coming back to haunt her.
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* TakeThat: A big one towards media hounding paparazzo.
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* ShoutOut: "[[Creator/JanisJoplin Janis]], [[Creator/JimiHendrix Hendrix]], [[Creator/ElvisPresly Elvis]], [[Creator/SidVicious Sid]]... we are going to be bigger than any of them, Nicky!"
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* ShoutOut: "[[Creator/JanisJoplin "[[Music/JanisJoplin Janis]], [[Creator/JimiHendrix [[Music/JimiHendrix Hendrix]], [[Creator/ElvisPresly [[Music/ElvisPresley Elvis]], [[Creator/SidVicious [[Music/SidVicious Sid]]... we are going to be bigger than any of them, Nicky!"
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A paparazza seeks the ultimate shot - of the now dead celebrity at a funeral home. But after finally getting the picture, she finds that the ghost of the celebrity starts to relentlessly hound her. Originally aired April 21, 1998.
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A paparazza seeks the ultimate shot - of the now dead celebrity at a funeral home. But after finally getting the picture, she finds that the ghost of the celebrity starts to relentlessly hound her. Originally aired April 21, 1998.
1998. Starring Maya Israel, Greg O'Donovan, John Rogers, Nicholas Rohlfing and Scott Travis.
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* ShoutOut: "[[Creator/JanisJoplin Janis]], [[Creator/JimiHendrix Hendrix]], [[Creator/ElvisPresly Elvis]], [[Creator/SidVicious Sid]]... we are going to be bigger than any of them, Nicky!"
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* JumpScare: Nicky's eyes pop open when Fran hovers around his corpse with a camera.
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* JumpScare: JumpScare:
** Nicky's eyes pop open when Fran hovers around his corpse with acamera.camera.
** Then Nicky's corpse rises from the embalming table to spook Fran more when she keeps trying to get a picture of him.
** Nicky's eyes pop open when Fran hovers around his corpse with a
** Then Nicky's corpse rises from the embalming table to spook Fran more when she keeps trying to get a picture of him.
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* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: By the end, Fran sees Nicky's ghost hounding her with a camera everywhere she looks.
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* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: By the end, Fran sees Nicky's ghost hounding her with a camera everywhere she looks.looks.
* WasItReallyWorthIt: All of Fran's attempts to get a picture of the dead rock star end with her sanity shattered.
* WhamLine: "Now...it's time to pay the price."
* WasItReallyWorthIt: All of Fran's attempts to get a picture of the dead rock star end with her sanity shattered.
* WhamLine: "Now...it's time to pay the price."
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->''The reluctant subject of these photographs is Nicky "The Snake Man" Van Adder. Seven years ago he walked away from the music business trying to escape the public eye. And this is the public eye: Fran Rayburn. Once a promising photojournalist, now scraping by as a third-rate paparazzo. But that's all about to change...''
--> -- '''Rip Torn''', ending narration of episode.
A paparazza seeks the ultimate shot - of the now dead celebrity at a funeral home. But after finally getting the picture, she finds that the ghost of the celebrity starts to relentlessly hound her. Originally aired April 21, 1998.
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* DrivenToSuicide: Nicky "The Snake Man" Van Adder electrocuted himself playing guitar in his bathtub.
* EyesOpen: Nicky's corpse momentarily opens it eyes as Fran attempts to take a photo of him, spooking her.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Fran: "Oh, you could say I was sort of like his shadow".
* JumpScare: Nicky's eyes pop open when Fran hovers around his corpse with a camera.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Because the paparazzo Fran wouldn't let Nicky rest in peace, Nicky's ghost haunts her with a camera.
* SkewedPriorities: Fran would rather hound Nicky even when he is dead to get a good photo of him, rather than let him rest in peace.
* StalkerWithoutACrush: Fran, trying to get a picture of rockstar Nicky.
* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: By the end, Fran sees Nicky's ghost hounding her with a camera everywhere she looks.
--> -- '''Rip Torn''', ending narration of episode.
A paparazza seeks the ultimate shot - of the now dead celebrity at a funeral home. But after finally getting the picture, she finds that the ghost of the celebrity starts to relentlessly hound her. Originally aired April 21, 1998.
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!!Tropes:
* DrivenToSuicide: Nicky "The Snake Man" Van Adder electrocuted himself playing guitar in his bathtub.
* EyesOpen: Nicky's corpse momentarily opens it eyes as Fran attempts to take a photo of him, spooking her.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Fran: "Oh, you could say I was sort of like his shadow".
* JumpScare: Nicky's eyes pop open when Fran hovers around his corpse with a camera.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Because the paparazzo Fran wouldn't let Nicky rest in peace, Nicky's ghost haunts her with a camera.
* SkewedPriorities: Fran would rather hound Nicky even when he is dead to get a good photo of him, rather than let him rest in peace.
* StalkerWithoutACrush: Fran, trying to get a picture of rockstar Nicky.
* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: By the end, Fran sees Nicky's ghost hounding her with a camera everywhere she looks.
