Why James over Jason???

awawaw · April 19th, 2007, 11:03 AM

Anyone tell me the reason for Jason leaving the show?

geeman · April 19th, 2007, 11:06 AM

He was boring and fat.

Blythy · April 19th, 2007, 11:18 AM

he did fuck all.

Brother Michael · April 19th, 2007, 11:36 AM

Well the actual reason, as I understood it, was because Jason was caught by the police driving under the influence of alcohol. I have always had the image, that Jason left himself, as it would have been very unappropriate to have someone with a DUI conviction presenting a motoring show. It might be because BBC fired him, but anyway the reason for his leaving as far as I'm concerned was the drunk while driving incident.

ttyrants911 · April 19th, 2007, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Brother Michael

Well the actual reason, as I understood it, was because Jason was caught by the police driving under the influence of alcohol. I have always had the image, that Jason left himself, as it would have been very unappropriate to have someone with a DUI convivtion prestenting a motoring show. It might be because BBC fired him, but anyway the reason for his leaving as far as I'm concerned was the drunk while driving incident.

Yeah, that's what i heard too.

SL65 · April 19th, 2007, 11:41 AM

Yeh we've discussed this before if your interested. But there is no official reason from the BBC that I know of.
http://forums.finalgear.com/top-gear/jason-dawe-8354/

SL65 · April 19th, 2007, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Brother Michael

Well the actual reason, as I understood it, was because Jason was caught by the police driving under the influence of alcohol. I have always had the image, that Jason left himself, as it would have been very unappropriate to have someone with a DUI convivtion prestenting a motoring show. It might be because BBC fired him, but anyway the reason for his leaving as far as I'm concerned was the drunk while driving incident.

Wow never known that...interesting images/smilies/think.gif

*knew

James May's Hair · April 19th, 2007, 1:09 PM

I hope that's right as it would be libellous. Interestingly, Top Gear has fired a presenter for a drink-driving conviction before: Brendan Coogan - the talentless, twattish, c*ntish, fat-faced ugly pasty-faced tosser brother of Steve Coogan - was fired from old Top Gear. This is good; drink-drivers are selfish scum who should be beaten to death by the families they destroy. I applaud the BBC for this. I can not applaud Sky however, who employ him on Vroom Vroom.

I've never actually heard that story about Jason before - I assumed he was replaced as he just didn't add anything to the show. It made sense to replace him with James May. The fact that Jason is currently doing the Used Car Roadshow is interesting: are his employers aware of the conviction - if indeed there is a conviction?

HondaF1 · April 19th, 2007, 1:21 PM

Best decision ever made to replace Jason with James. Can you imagine Richard and Jason racing the DB9, or Jason trying to fly a Cessna, or Jason and Richard building a rocket....

Hidden_Hunter · April 19th, 2007, 1:41 PM

The real reason he was fired?

he ate all the food images/smilies/sad.gif

Brother Michael · April 19th, 2007, 1:41 PM

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Originally Posted by James May's Hair

I hope that's right as it would be libellous. Interestingly, Top Gear has fired a presenter for a drink-driving conviction before: Brendan Coogan - the talentless, twattish, c*ntish, fat-faced ugly pasty-faced tosser brother of Steve Coogan - was fired from old Top Gear. This is good; drink-drivers are selfish scum who should be beaten to death by the families they destroy. I applaud the BBC for this. I can not applaud Sky however, who employ him on Vroom Vroom.

I've never actually heard that story about Jason before - I assumed he was replaced as he just didn't add anything to the show. It made sense to replace him with James May. The fact that Jason is currently doing the Used Car Roadshow is interesting: are his employers aware of the conviction - if indeed there is a conviction?

Hmmm...that's interesting. Could I really be thinking of Coogan here ? God damnit, because I rememeber very clearly reading an interview with an ex-TG presenter talking (among other things) about his DUI and I swear the presenter was Jason Dawe, not Brendan Coogan. But for the love of god I can't find that interview anywhere, not Coogan OR Dawe. I remember that it was that exact interview where I found about this and at that time I did't even know who Brendan Coogan was, so that kind of counts him out.

But still it would be really weird to have two presenters of the same show get a DUI and be sacked because of it.

God damnit, I will find that interview !!! images/smilies/mad.gif

Phila · April 19th, 2007, 1:45 PM

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Originally Posted by HondaF1

Best decision ever made to replace Jason with James. Can you imagine Richard and Jason racing the DB9, or Jason trying to fly a Cessna, or Jason and Richard building a rocket....

+1

He would refuse to run on television for other reasons..

James May's Hair · April 19th, 2007, 2:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Brother Michael

Hmmm...that's interesting. Could I really be thinking of Coogan here ? God damnit, because I rememeber very clearly reading an interview with an ex-TG presenter talking (among other things) about his DUI and I swear the presenter was Jason Dawe, not Brendan Coogan. But for the love of god I can't find that interview anywhere, not Coogan OR Dawe. I remember that it was that exact interview where I found about this and at that time I did't even know who Brendan Coogan was, so that kind of counts him out.

But still it would be really weird to have two presenters of the same show get a DUI and be sacked because of it.

God damnit, I will find that interview !!! images/smilies/mad.gif

You're thinking of Coogan. Jason was replaced because, well, it wasn't really working was it? I saw Coogan on a trailer for Vroom Vroom the other day and it just made my blood boil. It's a disgrace he can be employed in that capacity.

I would edit your post if I were you, mate. It's an honest mistake, but you've implied he has a conviction for drink-driving. I wouldn't want that written about me on a site if it were not true. I'd want your IP number... and blood! images/smilies/wink.gif

Brother Michael · April 19th, 2007, 2:23 PM

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Originally Posted by James May's Hair

You're thinking of Coogan. Jason was replaced because, well, it wasn't really working was it? I saw Coogan on a trailer for Vroom Vroom the other day and it just made my blood boil. It's a disgrace he can be employed in that capacity.

I would edit your post if I were you, mate. It's an honest mistake, but you've implied he has a conviction for drink-driving. I wouldn't want that written about me on a site if it were not true. I'd want your IP number... and blood! images/smilies/wink.gif

Well, no, I won't edit my post, since it now looks like that I have been proven wrong by others, mainly you, and I admit it so there. No point in editing my previous posts, since I now admit my failure as a human being images/smilies/tongue.gif

And hey I wasn't alone, I'm not the only who deserves to be shot images/smilies/mrgreen.gif

Aston Martin · April 19th, 2007, 2:56 PM

Watch 'Used car roadshow'... then you'll realise why.
Or the TG episode where he talks to kids.

Sir Stiggington · April 19th, 2007, 3:47 PM

Put simply, Jason was useless...

Masternate2071 · April 19th, 2007, 6:12 PM

He would have blended in to well on the America special.

dMa · April 19th, 2007, 7:58 PM

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Originally Posted by don vito

Watch 'Used car roadshow'... then you'll realise why.
Or the TG episode where he talks to kids.

what was wrong with that episode? Did you pick up on some pedophilia that I somehow missed?

American TG Man · April 19th, 2007, 9:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Prost264

+1

He would refuse to run on television for other reasons..

heart giving out, constant stops at McDonalds, weight tiring him out...

BungMonkey · April 19th, 2007, 9:27 PM

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Originally Posted by don vito

Or the TG episode where he talks to kids.

I consider him the only workable candidate to pull off that schoolkids/supercars segment gracefully given that he's not a vicious and crazy asshole like the other three. It was the one place in that entire series he really shined.

(Naturally not being a vicious and crazy asshole makes him boring for everything else.)

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Brother Michael Joined: Jan 29th, 2007 Last Online: 6:58 PM Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1,642 Car: Audi S8 Rep Power: 203	Well the actual reason, as I understood it, was because Jason was caught by the police driving under the influence of alcohol. I have always had the image, that Jason left himself, as it would have been very unappropriate to have someone with a DUI conviction presenting a motoring show. It might be because BBC fired him, but anyway the reason for his leaving as far as I'm concerned was the drunk while driving incident. __________________ -Every man dies, not every man really lives- Last edited by Brother Michael; April 19th, 2007 at 12:32 PM.

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HondaF1 Aussie Bastard Joined: Dec 8th, 2006 Last Online: May 12th, 2008 Location: SCOTLAND Age: 28 Posts: 4,204 Car: First Aberdeen Bus Network Rep Power: 23	Best decision ever made to replace Jason with James. Can you imagine Richard and Jason racing the DB9, or Jason trying to fly a Cessna, or Jason and Richard building a rocket.... __________________ I am the Honda F1 team's number one fan.... and number 2, and number 3, and 4....

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SL65 Ambitious but rubbish! Joined: Jul 12th, 2004 Last Online: January 25th, 2010 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 20 Posts: 9,302 Car: 1998 Subaru Legacy 2.5L Rep Power: 50	Yeh we've discussed this before if your interested. But there is no official reason from the BBC that I know of. http://forums.finalgear.com/top-gear/jason-dawe-8354/

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James May's Hair Banned Joined: Oct 11th, 2006 Last Online: July 5th, 2009 Location: This Scepter'd Isle Posts: 563 Rep Power: 0	I hope that's right as it would be libellous. Interestingly, Top Gear has fired a presenter for a drink-driving conviction before: Brendan Coogan - the talentless, twattish, c*ntish, fat-faced ugly pasty-faced tosser brother of Steve Coogan - was fired from old Top Gear. This is good; drink-drivers are selfish scum who should be beaten to death by the families they destroy. I applaud the BBC for this. I can not applaud Sky however, who employ him on Vroom Vroom. I've never actually heard that story about Jason before - I assumed he was replaced as he just didn't add anything to the show. It made sense to replace him with James May. The fact that Jason is currently doing the Used Car Roadshow is interesting: are his employers aware of the conviction - if indeed there is a conviction?

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