Intro; Contents; 1. 'A Spectacular Mess': Synopsis; 2. Pushing the (Reset) Button: Why You Can't Start Over; 3. 'Thank you, Einstein': Why You Can't Turn Back Time; 4. On Mis/Perceptions of Reality; 5. The Human Condom and Other Signs of Loneliness; 6. Free Will, Determinism and Doing What You're Told; 7. Strangers on a Plane: On Not Answering the Big Question; 8. More Monkeys: The TV series; 9. Coda: Gilliam's Art of the Possible; Bibliography/Filmography