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* ''[[The Andromeda Strain]]'' (without human input).
* ''[[The Andromeda Strain]]'' (without human input).
* First ''[[Resident Evil]]'' film (without human input).
* First ''[[Resident Evil]]'' film (without human input).
* ''[[Star Wars]]'':
* ''[[Star Wars]]'':
** "Close the blast doors!"
** "Close the blast doors!"
** "Open the blast doors, open the blast doors!"
** "Open the blast doors, open the blast doors!"
* ''[[War Games]]''
* ''[[WarGames]]''
* During the film ''[[Men in Black (film)|Men in Black]] II'', the MIB HQ goes into Code 101 Lockdown.
* During the film ''[[Men in Black (film)|Men in Black]] II'', the MIB HQ goes into Code 101 Lockdown.
* ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]] Origins: Wolverine'' when Wolverine is escaping the Weapon X facility.
* ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]] Origins: Wolverine'' when Wolverine is escaping the Weapon X facility.
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== [[Literature]] ==
== [[Literature]] ==
* Done in the [[Agent Pendergast]] novel ''[[The Relic]]'', with disastrous results.
* Done in the [[Agent Pendergast]] novel ''[[The Relic]]'', with disastrous results.
* ''[[Blind Lake]]'' begins with the entirety of the titular town being put under lockdown for an unknown reason.
* ''[[Blind Lake]]'' begins with the entirety of the titular town being put under lockdown for an unknown reason.
* Happens for months to the city of Oran in ''[[The Plague (novel)|The Plague]]'', due to bubonic plague. The novel explores the psychological effects on the people within, who become pretty much depressed and gloomy.
* Happens for months to the city of Oran in ''[[The Plague (novel)|The Plague]]'', due to bubonic plague. The novel explores the psychological effects on the people within, who become pretty much depressed and gloomy.


== [[Live Action TV]] ==
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
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* ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' has a lockdown protocol, including [[Stock Footage]] of the NORAD blast doors closing (see Real Life).
* ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' has a lockdown protocol, including [[Stock Footage]] of the NORAD blast doors closing (see Real Life).
* The first (broadcast) episode of ''[[The Outer Limits]]'' from the '90s had a secure medical experiment lab that could be sealed and sterilized with microwaves.
* The first (broadcast) episode of ''[[The Outer Limits]]'' from the '90s had a secure medical experiment lab that could be sealed and sterilized with microwaves.
* ''[[Spooks]]'' has done this twice. First with the VX episode "I Spy Apocalypse", and then with the episode with the crazy former spy, and the Princess Di conspiracy theory story.
* ''[[Spooks]]'' has done this twice. First with the VX episode "I Spy Apocalypse", and then with the episode with the crazy former spy, and the Princess Di conspiracy theory story.
* In ''[[Bones]]'', the boys were sawing a bone that had some fungus in it, resulting in the team being locked down for Christmas in the Jeffersonian lab. It's first time we see Angela's father.
* In ''[[Bones]]'', the boys were sawing a bone that had some fungus in it, resulting in the team being locked down for Christmas in the Jeffersonian lab. It's first time we see Angela's father.
* ''[[Torchwood]]'' had one that activated by reading poetry and could be removed by reading the ISBN number of said poetry anthology. ([[It Makes Sense in Context]])
* ''[[Torchwood]]'' had one that activated by reading poetry and could be removed by reading the ISBN number of said poetry anthology. ([[It Makes Sense in Context]])
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* Parodied in a [[Very Special Episode]] of ''[[One Tree Hill]]'' where Jimmy Edwards shoots up the school. He doesn't understand how Keith is able to enter the school because...
* Parodied in a [[Very Special Episode]] of ''[[One Tree Hill]]'' where Jimmy Edwards shoots up the school. He doesn't understand how Keith is able to enter the school because...
{{quote|Jimmy: '''The school's on lockdown!!!'''}}
{{quote|Jimmy: '''The school's on lockdown!!!'''}}
* Happens a few times on ''[[Eureka]]'' with Global Dynamics.
* Happens a few times on ''[[Eureka]]'' with Global Dynamics.
* Purdey gets trapped inside a high-tech building that goes into lockdown in ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The New Avengers]]'' episode "Complex".
* Purdey gets trapped inside a high-tech building that goes into lockdown in ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The New Avengers]]'' episode "Complex".
* Happens in a few episodes ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'' when Earl is in prison for a crime that Joy committed.
* Happens in a few episodes ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'' when Earl is in prison for a crime that Joy committed.


== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* [[City Of The Gods]], a part of ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' Blackmoor series, locks down the corridors if the PCs set off the alarm and appear to either be escaping or have remained in full alert for too long.
* [[City Of The Gods]], a part of ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' Blackmoor series, locks down the corridors if the PCs set off the alarm and appear to either be escaping or have remained in full alert for too long.


== [[Real Life]] ==
== [[Real Life]] ==
* In the U.S., due to the rash of school shootings most schools have a Lockdown procedure that goes into effect if there's any report of a violent criminal or crime in (or even near) the school. All teachers are told to lock their doors until they get the all clear.
* In the U.S., due to the rash of school shootings most schools have a Lockdown procedure that goes into effect if there's any report of a violent criminal or crime in (or even near) the school. All teachers are told to lock their doors until they get the all clear.
* US government buildings usually have Lockdown procedures as well, in case of workplace violence or terrorism.
* US government buildings usually have Lockdown procedures as well, in case of workplace violence or terrorism.
* NORAD in Cheyenne Mountain has a lockdown procedure to isolate itself from the world, including sealing a huge blast door.
* NORAD in Cheyenne Mountain has a lockdown procedure to isolate itself from the world, including sealing a huge blast door.


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* ''[[Mitadake High]]'' begins with you in a locked-down school with the killer. [[It Gets Worse]].
* ''[[Mitadake High]]'' begins with you in a locked-down school with the killer. [[It Gets Worse]].
* ''[[Devil Survivor]]'' takes place in the "Tokyo Lockdown", things get complicated and bad very quickly.
* ''[[Devil Survivor]]'' takes place in the "Tokyo Lockdown", things get complicated and bad very quickly.
* Periodically in ''[[Dead Space (series)|Dead Space]]'', the room Isaac is in goes into "quarantine" lockdown. The lockdown ends when he successfully defeats the Necromorphs that find their way in.
* Periodically in ''[[Dead Space (series)|Dead Space]]'', the room Isaac is in goes into "quarantine" lockdown. The lockdown ends when he successfully defeats the Necromorphs that find their way in.


== [[Web Comics]] ==
== [[Web Comics]] ==
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