Flipswitch

Tomorrow, we’ll be releasing a new podcast that does something a little different: a dvd commentary. What is a dvd commentary, you ask? A dvd commentary, for those of you not in the know, is an audio track often found on dvd’s that plays talking from the directors or actors of said movie or show. We’ll be doing the same thing, except this time, we’ll be doing a commentary track for the recent episode “Off the Rails” on 90210, the episode in which it is revealed that Silver is dealing with bipolar disorder.

In our commentary, we’ll talk about what the show got right about bipolar disorder, what it didn’t get so right, and some associated topics that someone like Silver might have to deal with regardless of whether or not it occurred on the show. Gopi and Emily will join Chris for the track.

A quick word on how to use this particular dvd commentary track. 1st cue up our podcast commentary. 2nd, cue up the episode of 90210 “Off the Rails” (we watched the episode directly on the CW website online). We have a little bit of an intro before we get into the show, so listen to the podast and when Emily clicks play on the episode, you do to. We also notify you when there’s a commercial break. Online, breaks are usually 30 seconds long, whereas on television, they’re typically 2 minutes long. If you watch the episode online, you should be able to follow along without any maneuvering. If you watch a rerun of the episode on the air or on a dvd collection (or even a vcr taped copy!), you’ll likely have to stop the podcast when we mention what’s on screen in the show and the commercials on your tv haven’t aired yet.

This commentary is something fun and new we’re trying and we hope you all will enjoy it. Look for it tomorrow.