"A Small Talent for War" is the second segment of the fifteenth episode from the first season (1985-1986) from the television series The New Twilight Zone.
John Glover plays the role of an emissary from an alien race that claims to have genetically engineered humanity. He directly challenges the United Nations to prove humanity's worth, displeased over their "small talent for war". He then tells them that mankind has failed to produce the potenti...
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"A Small Talent for War" is the second segment of the fifteenth episode from the first season (1985-1986) from the television series The New Twilight Zone.
John Glover plays the role of an emissary from an alien race that claims to have genetically engineered humanity. He directly challenges the United Nations to prove humanity's worth, displeased over their "small talent for war". He then tells them that mankind has failed to produce the potential that the aliens nurtured in them thousands of years ago, and as a result all life on earth will be destroyed in 24 hours. With the survival of humanity at stake, the UN hurriedly establishes an accord for lasting global peace and presents it to the emissary.
However, the emissary was in fact seeking a greater talent for war, as the aliens routinely breed warriors to fight for them across the galaxy. Humanity's "small talent" for war (crude weapons, petty bickering over borders) is not significant enough to be of any use to them, and worst...
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