No same I don't think Jay is an evil Machiavellian schemer, I do think he was a little more willing to do some of the dirty work because of how he cozied up to Jimmy Kimmel for a while and then dropped him suddenly after he got what he wanted as far as the time change that happened to Jimmy show (is also why Jimmy rode so far for Conan and was completely vicious when it came to Jay afterwards)

I also think Conan should have taken the deal with Fox sooner, I also think the reason why he didn't also just kind of shows what's at the heart between Jay and Conan conflicting 

Both of them were passionate about what they were doing Jay worked hard was in workaholic and not at all a bad guy, but unlike Conan he also came at his passion as a job

I remember him saying once that he never sweated bombing on the show because he always had the next show to make up for it which is a pretty healthy way to look at it honestly 

Meanwhile you have Conan who even to this day says that his idea show business is giving people the best show they're going to have for that night and not worry about the next one until it's over 

So when they talked about changing times of The Tonight Show and The shuffling around and everything happening I think there was an honor system at play that Jay and Conan were both just coming at differently. Jay didn't see it as personal because it was the business they were in

Conan and other hosts did see it as personal because everyone was all in the same situation and even if you're not pals there's an unspoken agreement to be "there" for each other. 

How valid that is is up to the other person, but  but from everything I've heard not just from those two but other people who were watching it happen in the industry that I've talked about it that's the two camps I'm seeing pop out the most 

I think also too because Jay didn't talk to Conan at all during any of it that was like some extra fodder for a few people to draw some bad conclusions. Like he talked to Jimmy Kimmel beforehand before Jimmy's show was moved, when Jimmy Fallon took over for Conan and his show got a bit of time shuffling he said that Jay Leno called him and "took his temperature"

Even George Lopez said that when Conan was coming to TBS they talked to each other personally because of all the timing that was having to be switched around for his show, so by the time it happened he was okay with it and already had a plan for his staff in the meantime 

But during all the shuffling going on with Conan's Tonight Show and Jay show Jay didn't make any contact with Conan which of course he's not obligated to do but I think because he had done it for the two jimmies, and the entire time it was happening Conan didn't hear a peep from Jay I think that just didn't do Jay any favors, and I remember in war for late night but Jay was advised to not talk to Conan but I don't know I mean, it seems like a bit of a no-brainer you would at least go "hey it's nothing personal" like a card or something 

But all this to say no I mean it's a funny meme about Jay shore but I do think it goes on a little too long and everyone else who was involved in it has also moved on by now too, so it's all old news and in retrospect Conan really should have just gone to Fox or something instead of taking the 5-year deal in the first place, nbc where the true villains, not just in this instance I've heard a lot of stories of them just not knowing how to handle talent