Richard Edwards
Richard's love affair with outer space started when he saw the original "Star Wars" on TV aged four, and he spent much of the ’90s watching "Star Trek”, "Babylon 5” and “The X-Files" with his mum. After studying physics at university, he became a journalist, swapped science fact for science fiction, and hit the jackpot when he joined the team at SFX, the UK's biggest sci-fi and fantasy magazine. He liked it so much he stayed there for 12 years, four of them as editor.
He's since gone freelance and passes his time writing about "Star Wars", "Star Trek" and superheroes for the likes of SFX, Total Film, TechRadar and GamesRadar+. He has met five Doctors, two Starfleet captains and one Luke Skywalker, and once sat in the cockpit of "Red Dwarf"'s Starbug.
Latest articles by Richard Edwards

'Star Trek: Section 31' got us thinking... Should you have to do your homework before you watch a movie?
By Richard Edwards published
The latest 'Star Trek' movie assumes plenty of prior knowledge of a vast franchise — and it's not alone.

What is Section 31? The 'Star Trek' spy organization explained
By Richard Edwards published
As the shadowy branch of Starfleet Intelligence gets its very own movie, we look back at Section 31's morally dubious history.

How to watch 'Star Trek: Section 31': Stream the new spy movie online and from anywhere
By Richard Edwards published
"Star Trek" goes "Mission: Impossible" in a new TV movie – here's how to watch "Section 31" on Paramount Plus in the US, UK and Australia.

'Star Trek: Voyager' at 30: Why it was the right show at the wrong time
By Richard Edwards published
The fourth live-action "Star Trek" TV show made some mistakes along the way, but it was arguably held back by the time it was made

Battlestar Galactica at 20: the show that reinvented space opera
By Richard Edwards published
How a kitsch "Star Wars" cash-in spawned a bona fide sci-fi classic. So say we all!

'Star Trek: Lower Decks': the 25 best 'Trek' callbacks from the show's five-year mission
By Richard Edwards published
As the animated show comes to an end, we look back at the best 'Trek' gags from the final frontier.

'Galaxy Quest' at 25: the 'Star Trek' spoof that has its cake and eats it
By Richard Edwards published
Never give up, never surrender… As the classic sci-fi comedy clocks up a quarter-century, we look back at a movie that wholeheartedly embraces its source material

Sci-fi movies and TV shows to be excited for in 2025
By Richard Edwards published
From 'Star Trek' and 'Star Wars' to superheroes and clones, it's set to be a busy 2025 on screens both big and small.

David Lynch's 'Dune' at 40: David Lynch's 1984 adaptation is a true spice oddity
By Richard Edwards published
Squeezing Frank Herbert's classic sci-fi novel into a two-hour movie was always doomed to misfire.

The 'Doctor Who' Christmas special 2024 is pure Steven Moffat: Here's why 'Joy' is so important to the world
By Richard Edwards published
An intricately plotted festive tale checks into a hotel that takes guests everywhere in history.

How to watch 'Doctor Who' Christmas special: Stream 'Joy to the World' online and from anywhere
By Richard Edwards published
The Doctor checks in to a very unusual hotel – here's how to watch "Doctor Who" Christmas special "Joy to the World" online on BBC iPlayer in the UK and on Disney Plus in the US.

Looking back at '2010', the criminally-underrated sequel to '2001: A Space Odyssey'
By Richard Edwards published
Forty years ago, this lesser-known sequel attempted to explain the mysteries of one of sci-fi's greatest movies.

Did the 'Lower Decks' finale just set up an exciting new 'Star Trek' spin-off?
By Richard Edwards published
'The New Next Generation' is the last-ever episode of 'Lower Decks', but it almost feels like a backdoor pilot for a new 'Star Trek' show.

'Star Trek: Lower Decks' brings back fan-favorite characters for 'Multiverse of Madness'-style hijinks in latest episode
By Richard Edwards published
The fate of multiple realities is in the hands of two Boimlers and a lot of Harry Kims in 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' season 5, episode 9 "Fissure Quest".

'Star Trek: Lower Decks' season 5 episode 8 flips the script and visits the 'Upper Decks'
By Richard Edwards published
It's time for Captain Freeman and the rest of the command crew to take center stage.

How 'Star Wars: Skeleton Crew' uses Spielberg magic to capture the spirit of the original trilogy
By Richard Edwards published
It looks like Amblin-style adventures and galaxies far, far away were made for each other.

'Star Trek: Lower Decks' season 5 episode 7: How does a certain 'Next Generation' character cross paths with the Cerritos?
By Richard Edwards published
A familiar head from the Enterprise-D shows up in this week's 'Lower Decks'. Here's how…

'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 5 episode 6: Is there a demigod working in Starfleet?
By Richard Edwards published
'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 5 episode 6 introduces new arrival Ensign Olly — a junior officer with a history of leaving trails of destruction in her wake.

'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 5 episode 5: What's the problem with Starbase 80?
By Richard Edwards published
The crew of the U.S.S. Cerritos visits a "cursed" Starbase in 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 5 episode 5.

'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 5 episode 4: Who is Doctor Migleemo and why is he so obsessed with food?
By Richard Edwards published
The USS Cerritos' avian psychologist gets a taste of his homeworld.

'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 5 episode 3: Why are nanites causing havoc in a luxury space hotel?
By Richard Edwards published
"Star Trek" has played around with swarms of microscopic robots before, but never quite like this.

'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 5 episodes 1 and 2: Green Orions vs. Blue Orions, what's the difference?
By Richard Edwards published
D'Vana Tendi gets back to her Orion roots in "Star Trek: Lower Decks" season 5's opening episodes — and her species has a very long history in "Star Trek."

What were the Bell Riots in the greatest 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' time travel episode?
By Richard Edwards published
As history catches up with a pivotal moment in the "Star Trek" timeline, we look back at the events of "Past Tense," which took place on Aug. 30, 2024.
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