I agree that it's interesting that it made TV and that it's recycled. It's likely wishful thinking on the side of the fans. You say Josh isn't well known over in the UK, but I had gotten the impression from earlier interviews etc. that he was big when DC was on the air. There seemed to be a lot of female reporters that were very much Team Pacey, you could tell by the way they acted while interviewing him.
I must confess that the DC fan girl in me is silently hoping of a rekindling of their friendship.
I also put your post in the "Josh's First Leading Lady" Thread and I recommend we continue discussions over there as it's not really an Out and About topic as of yet
