Contrary to the horrible reviews I heard about San Francisco, I thought the Expo was great. I went on Sunday, March 15, and got there early, about 10 minutes after it began at 12. The line to get in moved quickly, and we only waited for about 10 minutes, which we spent at the KROQ van for stickers. After the rather cheesy but sort of cool file cabinet maze, we headed over to the props, which I think are fascinating. Imagine, your favorite stars actually wearing that shirt or holding that thing... (pondering for a moment at the keyboard) I went at the beginning and the end, with no lines. Then it was off to the movie preview. Also a pretty short wait for that, since we were there so early. I thought the preview was great. It was a cross between the trailer shown in some theaters and it looked like some of the interviews were cutouts from "Inside the X- Files." But it was good. I love seeing how scenes are shot and special effects done. While waiting for the preview, we tried to hear the writers on stage, but the sound system wasn't especially good, and it echoed in the blimp hanger. So I missed some of their talk, but sat down to hear the rest when we got out of the preview. The usual questions were asked. Next, Steven Williams came on. He was quite enthusiastic and energized, enjoyable to hear, with a few funny comments. One guy asked him what his last words in blood would be, and Steven answered, "Damn!" Dean Haglund was on next, and he was absolutely hilarious. Making up an X-File episode, there was a sound effects guy, who wasn't that bad, actually. But it was funny to hear Dean make fun of those sounds. Then someone came and, through a jacket, pretended that her arms were his, which proved to be the funniest part of his story. Buttoning, searching pockets, and trying to replace his glasses were all hilarious. Then Spotniz, I think it was, came on and read misc. answers Dean's questions, and finally, a boy was in charge of moving him, eventually making him do the splits. Then it was Mitch. Sorry, but he wasn't that great of a speaker. The normal, some idiotic (I love your abs!) questions were asked. He was proud to be having a baby, and used his wife as an excuse to refuse some requests. But he was good, really.Then William B. Davis, who gave the usual "CSM is the real hero of the show...who's more logical...who would be a better president." I was hoping for something new, but he's an excellent speaker. Everyone who spoke seemed to agree that Mulder was a wimp. Then trivia, and I, surprisedly enough, won the first round of Fact or Fiction. Although there wasn't much payoff( I got 3 videos I already had, FX cups, and an FX hat, plus the red and white sheets you're supposed to give back, but hey, free souvenir. Stupid FX advertising. You think I could have won something to do with X-Files, I swear.) But, I still have the satisfaction of being the best in 20 so- called X-Philes. (Questions were actually easy.) After that, I got my picture taken in the green Mulder's office, which, through computer, actually looks like I'm there. And I did it at 6, so there was literally no line. A quick glance at merchandise, which there weren't many new things, and you could get them cheaper elsewhere, and we decided to head home. As nice as autographs would have been, the lines were way too long, and I decided to give the actors' hands a break. Although no cameras were allowed; I even had to go back to the car to put it away, you could get some staff to take digital pictures for you on a disk, which unfortunately for me, at least, was IBM formatted. I didn't try the virtual archive trivia game. I spent the majority of the time listening to the speakers. My advice: Listen to everyone speaking, it's worth it, and at the end do everything else when the lines are extremely short. I don't know how long waits were in the middle of the day, but I didn't feel overcrowded, unless tall people sitting in front of you count.