function launchShell(){

var hostname = "";
var hpA = window.location.host.split(".");
var hp;
hp = (hpA[0].substr(0,1) == "o" && hpA[0].indexOf("-") == -1) ? hpA[2]: hpA[1].replace("x", "");
if ( (hp != "mtv") && (hp != "mtv-d") && (hp != "mtv-q"))
hostname = "http://www.mtv.com";

var broadband_parent = parentWindowVar;
var url = hostname + "/overdrive/";
var width = 1034;
var height = 768;
var odscrollbars;
var odresizable;
var purlArray = null;

// CONSTRUCT DEEP LINK ARGS

var qs = "";
if(arguments.length > 0){
qs = "?" +arguments[0];
for(i=1; i<arguments.length; i++){

if (arguments[i].indexOf(broadband_parent) == -1){
qs = qs + "&" + arguments[i];
} else {
qs = qs + "&" + arguments[i];
purlArray = arguments[i].split(/=/);
}
}
}

var docloc = window.location.pathname;
// for fbml urls
fullLoc = window.location.toString();
if ((typeof browserManager != "undefined") && (fullLoc.indexOf('#') > 0)) {
docloc = fullLoc.substr(fullLoc.indexOf('#') +1, fullLoc.length).split("?")[0];
}

var path = url+qs;
shell_win = window.open(path, "shell", "width=" + width + ", height=" + height + ", left=" + (Math.round(window.screen.width/2) - Math.round(width/2)) + ", top=" + (Math.round(window.screen.height/2) - Math.round(height/2)) + ",scrollbars=yes" + ", resizable=yes" + ", menubar=yes, location=yes, toolbar=yes, status=yes, directories=yes" );
shell_win.focus();
if (purlArray != null) window.location.href = purlArray[1];
broadbandWindowPopped(od_win, path);
}

function broadbandWindowPopped(win, path) {}