Timeshift reveals the story of the creature that is the smoker. How did this species arrive on our shores* Why did it become so sexy - and so dominant in our lives* Was there really a time when everywhere people could be found shrouded in a thick blue cloud?.

A modern-day take on the "Beauty and the Beast" tale where a New York teen is transformed into a hideous monster in order to find true love.

Take a ride through the life and memories of Barney Panofsky, a hard-drinking, cigar-smoking, foulmouthed 65-year old hockey fanatic and television producer, as he reflects on his life s successes and (numerous) gaffes and failures as the final chapters of his own existence come sharply into focus.