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

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The British sitcom has always been a breeding ground for memorable genre concepts.

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Klaatu barada nikto! Three-quarters of a century on, Robert Wise's tale of alien visitation still has plenty to say.

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The superhero series that burned so very brightly before crashing back down to earth.

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There's also a possible nod to 'Deep Space Nine' in the time-hopping "Tomorrow's Enterprise"

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History as we knew it was a lie in the short-lived "'Forrest Gump' meets 'War of the Worlds'" sci-fi show.

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Whether they're visiting an alien world, messing around on a holodeck or the puppets of an alien entity, Starfleet's finest always love a bit of cosplay.

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If you're going to boldly go where no one has gone before, you may as well do it in a kick-ass spaceship.

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Federation fashions have gone through many evolutions over the last six decades, from pastel pajamas to back-breaking Spandex.

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The chain of command collides with questions of right and wrong in this space-set spin on the '90s submarine classic.

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As Gene Roddenberry's baby enters its seventh decade, we give 'Trek' a 60th birthday health check.

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The latest 'Strange New Worlds' takes the silliness to warp factor nine, but soap opera plots have long been part of the 'Star Trek' mix

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The impending death of a major character isn't a threat when canon is there to save them.

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It could have been a disaster, but "Star Trek"'s collaboration with the Jim Henson Company is a hilarious masterpiece

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Haven't we seen your face before? On the final frontier, your identical face twin is never far away…

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How bad timing, a studio in financial turmoil, and a movie that looked nothing like the cartoon conspired to defeat the most powerful man in the universe.

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With many fan-favorite Autobots and Decepticons bumped off in the opening act, this was not the big-screen romp '80s kids were expecting.

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Seeking rest or relaxation? You're unlikely to find either on a "Star Trek" holiday

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40 years later, 'Flight of the Navigator' remains an ambitious cult classic that refuses to speak down to its target audience.

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From psychological horror to vampires and zombies, "Trek"'s writers have always enjoyed delivering the scares.

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Dinosaurs, Martians, and the fate of the human race? This could be more than your standard day at the office for the Enterprise crew.

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As Nolan embarks on "The Odyssey", we look back on the sci-fi movie where time dilation is as cruel as any Greek god.

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So much more than the earwormiest theme song in the galaxy.

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Sorry, "Predator", but four decades later, this is still the sub-genre's high watermark

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Superheroes and franchises haven't always ruled the multiplex…

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They had the power! Saturday morning cartoons introduced many kids to science fiction... and toys, lots and lots of toys
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