Blackout

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Blackout(s), black out, or The Blackout may refer to:

Loss of lighting or communication

Power outage, a loss of electric power
Blackout (broadcasting), a regulatory or contractual ban on the broadcasting of an event
Blackout (fabric), a textile material that blocks light
Blackout (wartime), the practice of minimizing outdoor lighting for protection from attack
Communications blackout, a halt to communication abilities or utilization
Media blackout, censorship of news related to a certain topic
Protests against SOPA and PIPA, the 2012 web blackout

Medicine

Blackout (drug-related amnesia), loss of memory with medicines or alcoholic beverages
Blackout or lost time, a common symptom of psychogenic amnesia and dissociative identity disorder
Syncope (medicine), a loss of consciousness, also known as fainting
Freediving blackout, a loss of consciousness caused by cerebral hypoxia towards the end of a breath-hold dive
Transient global amnesia, a temporary inability to establish new memories with otherwise unimpaired cognitive functions
Blacking out also known as falling-out, a culture-bound syndrome

Arts and entertainment

Novels

Blackout (Buffy novel), a 2006 novel based on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Blackout (Connie Willis novel), first of a two-part series
Blackout (Grant novel), third novel of a series by Mira Grant
Blackout (Elsberg novel), a 2012 disaster thriller by Marc Elsberg
Blackout (picture book), a 2011 children's novel by John Rocco
Blackout (young adult novel), a 2021 young adult novel by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon
Black Out (novel), a 2008 novel by Lisa Unger
Blackout, a novel by Campbell Armstrong
Blackouts (Torres novel), a 2023 novel by Justin Torres

Films

Blackout, American title of Contraband, a British wartime spy film starring Conrad Veidt and Valerie Hobson
Blackout (1942 film), a 1942 Bollywood film
Blackout (1950 film), a British film
Murder by Proxy, a 1954 film also known as Blackout
Black Out (1970 film), a Swiss film
Blackout (1985 film), an American television film starring Keith Carradine
Blackout (1986 film), a Norwegian film directed by Erik Gustavson and starring Henrik Scheele
Blackout (1988 film), an American thriller film starring Gail O'Grady
The Blackout (1997 film), an American film directed by Abel Ferrara
Black Out p.s. Red Out, a 1998 Greek film
Blackout (2007 film), an American television film starring Jeffrey Wright and Zoe Saldana set during the Northeast Blackout of 2003
Blackout (2008 American film), a horror film starring Amber Tamblyn and Aidan Gillen
Blackout (2008 Finnish film), a Finnish film
The Blackout (2009 film), an American horror film
Blackout (2010 film), a German television action film
Black Out (2012 film), a Dutch crime action comedy
Blade Runner Black Out 2022, a 2017 short film set in the Blade Runner universe
The Blackout (2019 film), a Russian science fiction thriller film
Blackout (2021 film), a Nigerian drama
Blackout (2022 film), an American action thriller film
Blackout (2024 film), an Indian Hindi-language black comedy thriller

Television

Series

Blackout (Australian TV show), a 1989–1995 ABC TV series by and about Indigenous Australians
Blackout (game show), a 1988 American game show
Blackout (British TV series), a 2012 BBC One drama miniseries

Episodes

"Blackout", a 2015 episode of the American Experience series on PBS
"The Blackout", a 2000 episode of Black Books
"Blackout" (Bugs), an episode of the BBC series Bugs
"The Blackout" (Chowder episode), a 2009 episode of Chowder
"Blackout" (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu), an episode of Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
"Blackout" (M.A.S.K. episode), a 1985 episode of M.A.S.K.
"Blackout!", an episode of season 3 of Phineas and Ferb
"Blackout!" (Ugly Betty), an episode of the American series Ugly Betty
"Black Out" (American Horror Story), an episode of the eleventh season of American Horror Story
"Black Out" (The Professionals), an episode of the crime-action drama series

Music

Bands and record labels

Blackout Records, a record label
The Blackout (band), a Welsh alternative rock band
The Blackouts, a Seattle post-punk band
Blackout (musician), American record producer, engineer and composer

Albums

Black Out (The Good Life album), 2002
Blackout (Britney Spears album), 2007
Blackout (Dominion album)
Blackout (Dropkick Murphys album), 2003
Blackout (Steffany Gretzinger album), 2018
Blackout (Hed PE album)
Blackout (Scorpions album), 1982
Blackout (The Brilliant Green album), 2010
Blackout (Affiance album)
Blackout (Audrey Horne album), 2018
Blackout! (Method Man & Redman album)
Blackouts (Ashra album), a 1978 album by Manuel Göttsching, originally released by the band Ashra
The Blackout (album), a 2008 album by Derek Minor
Blaque Out, a 2001 album by Blaque
Black Out (Woo Won-jae album), 2020

Songs

"Blackout" (Bonnie Anderson song), 2014
"Blackout" (David Bowie song), 1977
"Blackout" (Breathe Carolina song), 2011
"Blackout" (Linkin Park song), 2010
"Blackout" (Wretch 32 song), 2013
"Blackout", by Allister on the albums Before the Blackout and 20 Years and Counting
"Blackout", by Asian Kung-Fu Generation on the album Fanclub
"Blackout", by Attila on the album Villain
"Blackout", by British Sea Power on the album The Decline of British Sea Power
"Blackout", by Garbage on the album Strange Little Birds
"Blackout", by Lupe Fiasco on the album Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
"Blackout", by Funkoars on the album The Greatest Hits
"Blackout", by Heatmiser on the album Dead Air
"Blackout", by Hybrid on the album Morning Sci-Fi
"Blackout", in the musical In the Heights
"Blackout", by Lovedrug on the album Pretend You're Alive
"Blackout", by Mashonda from her debut Japan only album January Joy
"Blackout", by Heidi Montag on the album Superficial
"Blackout", by Muse on the album Absolution
"Blackout", by Parkway Drive on the album Killing with a Smile
"Blackout", by Pepper on the album Pink Crustaceans and Good Vibrations
"Blackout", by Scorpions on the album Blackout
"Blackout", by Senses Fail on the album Life Is Not a Waiting Room
"Blackout", by Stratovarius on the album Destiny
"Blackout", by The Whip on the album X Marks Destination
"Blackout", by Unsraw from the EP Calling
"The Blackout", by Like Moths to Flames from the album An Eye for an Eye
"The Blackout", by U2 from the album Songs of Experience
"The Blackout! The Blackout! The Blackout!", debut EP by the band Blackout

Comics

Blackout (Marcus Daniels), the first character with the name in the Marvel Universe
Blackout (Lilin), the second character with the name in the Marvel Universe
Blackout (Farooq), a minor character in the DC Universe

Other uses in arts and entertainment

Blackout, a lighting cue used in theater, film and video
Blackout (podcast), a suspense/thriller podcast starring and produced by Rami Malek
Blackout gag, a comedy technique used primarily in animation
Blackout, a common feature of midnight ghost shows
Blackout (horror experience), an immersive horror experience derived from haunted house attractions
Blackout convention, a bidding convention in contract bridge
Blackout (card game), a British variant of the card game, Oh Hell
Blackout, a downloadable Halo 3 map that is part of the Legendary Map Pack
The Blackout (professional wrestling), a wrestling stable
Blackout, a battle royale game mode in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Blackout, a robot super villain character in the Transformers film series
Black out performance, a theatrical performance intended for a Black majority audience