Danny Stewart

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I don’t have time to deal with this tonight, but DRWHOremixer has returned, in keeping with my suspicions after his quiet disappearance a few months ago. I will write more about this as time permits.

DRWHOremixer, who has been referenced here previously, has reactivated his account on YouTube and restored all of his stolen videos to prominence.

For those of you who weren’t here or don’t recall, DRWHOremixer steals themes from Whomix and YouTube and passes them off as his own work. If anyone comments on his videos pointing out this fact, their comments are swiftly deleted and the users who posted them are blocked. I and many of my friends are no longer able to post comments on his videos.

Once again, I implore you to take the time to dislike all of his videos, report them at the very least as Spam > Misleading Text, and if he has not yet blocked your account, leave a comment such as the one below:

Every mix posted under this account has been stolen from the Whomix website and DRWHOremixes is passing them off as his own. I am in the process of reporting all of his videos as well as his user account to YouTube. Please flag this video as Spam > Misleading Text and do not allow DRWHOremixes to get away with this.

If you have the time or inclination, I would even encourage you to create additional YouTube accounts with the express purpose of getting the word out and getting this information posted as visibly as possible.

The people whose works have been stolen have done nothing but have a passion for the Doctor Who theme and the courage to post their work in public. They do not deserve to have their work stolen and passed off as someone else’s, without credit or attribution. DRWHOremixer has sunk even lower by adding a notice that he does not claim copyright over the works he has stolen, attempting to free himself of any legal responsibility while still reaping praise and recognition from the works of others.

It’s not that hard to learn enough about music to mash together a Doctor Who theme. There is free, cheap, or even pirateable (though you didn’t hear that from me) software to let you realize your ideas. If you can’t figure out the notes, I’ll even send you a pre-made MIDI in whatever style you want. I will do work for you to help you make a Doctor Who theme. But for all that’s good and right in the world, go out and make something yourself. Don’t steal from others to satisfy your ego.

List of Stolen Remixes

• The Ultimate Remix: Rocked Radiophonic by Steve Titford
• Short Remix: Howell 2010 Opening by Josef Kenny
• Are You The Doctor Remix: Swamp Doctor by Stereo Static
• Techno Synth and Bass: Who’s Who by Wolf Skevos-Jones
• Electric Guitar and Synth Remix: Season 27 Audio Theme (not from Whomix)
• Piano Remix: Sadness of Time by Sicor
• Solo Guitar Remix: For Solo Guitar by Will Meyer
• Big Beat Remix: Rory Hoy’s Big Beat ReRub by Rory Hoy
• Pixelated Remix: Visidation by Mutagene

For those of you who may not have noticed, someone included a special treat in last week’s Doctor Who episode The Girl Who Waited.

It’s Delia Derbyshire’s original August 1963 version of the Doctor Who theme, played backwards at increased speed and pitch shifted about 10 semitones down, which plays when the Doctor connects the time glass to the TARDIS.

My thanks go out to whoever in the audio department was able to sneak that in.

I wanted to collect and post some thoughts after watching this week’s Doctor Who episode, The God Complex. (Spoilers ahead. Consider yourself warned.)

After a run of episodes ranking anywhere from abysmal to above average (and roughly in that order), the writing, pacing, and directing of this episode were all excellent. The episode felt much longer than 45 minutes, and that’s not a bad thing. There was some terrific frightening imagery here and a very focused, well-developed plot. The dialogue was sharp and the whole episode treated its audience as intelligent viewers, something I am not at all accustomed to with the new series.

Matt Smith was much more sedate this week. He was out of control (much closer to Tennant) in Night Terrors. He was much better in The Girl Who Waited and almost perfect here. I loved the scene where he is enraged over Rita’s loss and smashes everything off the table.

Rita herself was excellent. Well-written and well-cast, her dialogue was believable and there was a realness to the character that I don’t usually see on the new series. I also loved the Doctor’s reaction to meeting her. “Amy, with regret, you’re fired.”

I enjoyed the classic twist of the Doctor and companions being separated from the TARDIS early on in the episode, just as I enjoyed the Doctor’s reaction to finding his own room in the hotel. No overblown fear, no drama about it, just a knowing look on the Doctor’s face and a casual “Who else?” The addition of the Cloister Bell too was a wonderful touch.

There were some echoes of The Mind Robber in this week’s episode as well. Not just the Minotaur, but the idea of things (real or fictional) coming to life by your belief in them, and that belief being your ultimate undoing. Even better after last week’s Mind Robber-esque robots. And I enjoyed the reference to the Nimon as well; it’s unusual that a strong episode of the new series is able to lend credence to a weaker classic episode like this did.

I especially liked the scene where the Doctor had to undermine Amy’s faith in him in order to save her; “I am not a hero” is something I would like to hear more from the Doctor, and something I would like to see more on the show. The Doctor is not a hero; he should never be portrayed so heroically. He’s just a man, and one who often makes the wrong choices and has people do the exact wrong thing (as he does here). I can only hope that the tone they captured here manages to continue.

The departure of Amy and Rory was exceedingly well-handled. It reminded me of when companions left on the classic series, which is high praise coming from me. Nothing was overblown, the Doctor was slightly awkward about it (as he should be), and then the TARDIS just left. Perfect.

Finally, Murray Gold’s music was absolutely atrocious. It was by far the weakest thing in this entire episode. Music is supposed to complement the action on screen, not distract from it. Some of the episode’s best and most terrifying scenes were horribly undermined by Murray scoring it as though it were a comedy. For the first time in I don’t know how long, the new series actually achieved a frightening mood, and Murray Gold took away my ability to enjoy any of it. I am very seriously considering attempting to remove all the music from this episode and re-score it myself.

An excellent work of fan concept art depicting a possible Cyberman design. (From Tumblr, but exact source unknown. If you know it, please let me know!)

Immortalized so the world never forgets.