Micki!, I agree with most of what you said but I still think you are downplaying the significance of this just a tad.
Yes, it's by no means the "biggest scoop ever"(which was a 100% idiotic thing to proclaim), but it's quite a bit more than just the usual DNF-related tidbits.
If George said that it's nothing to get excited about, he very well may have said it just so people WOULD be satisfied when the show turns out to contain more than they anticipated, not vice-versa.
Or maybe it's just video footage of George and Scott briefly rephrasing their "We f*cked up bigtime" story for the 4598560452745856901243th time.
Even if it's only that, the illusion of it being a "big deal" will still be there, just for the mere fact that they were being interviewed "in person" and not just posting on forums/websites.

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