I dunno, it is one of those shows where it's real easy to critique the runners for the mistakes they make. When the camera crew are quick to point out the tells that let Mantracker figure out what the runners are doing, it makes you think more about E&E. I guess it could get boring, but I find the subtleties intriguing. Simple evasion is not always as easy as it seems. If you were to throw in a good hound, no runner would ever win near as I can tell.
As far as the camera crew go, a fresh footprint is a fresh footprint. I am certain any crew attending to the runners are going to provide that many more chances for leaving tells for Mantracker to find. Unless they have wings, they are going to leave a mark, regardless of what the print looks like.
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The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.
-- Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903)