Yeah, my somewhat new head canon is that the show actually takes place in a feudalistic future--so far in the future that we've gone back. Oh, I like this. It would explain how there are hours and minutes all the way back in 500 or 600 AD.

I just hope the ones I linked are the kind of thing you're looking for. As soon as I stop using all my free time to do this friending meme, I'll be checking them all out. *G*