>
>Agreed. The Martian war machines were pretty futuristic for the time and
>allowed George Pal to get around the problem of "how do you get a
>three-legged machine to walk". Think about it; it isn't easy. Arthur Clarke
>came up with a nifty solution though in "Rendezvous with Rama".
>
Larry Niven created a sentient three-legged creature in his early
Ringworld novels. Can't recall the species name.
>
> Robby did get around. I seem to remember seeing him in "Lost in Space"
>and "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" television shows.
>
That "Lost In Space" episode was pretty hokey, but then so was most of the
series. It would have been better without Dr. Zachary Smith (Jonathan Harris).
Chris
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