Jo and Martin visit the burnt down Inn | Mary Stuart Search for Tomorrow

I'd never watched this scene but it's such a clear meta statement of CBS canceling the show and NBC picking it up. That also helps explain why Mary Stuart is so emotional here compared to how stoic her Jo often is.

I guess I get the idea, but I still don't think they should have gotten rid of the place just for that reason.

(maybe with a smaller NBC budget or studio space, if it was smaller, they had to let this set go)

Surprising that they don't try to go golly gosh and instead admit that nothing will ever be as good or the same, but they just have to move on. And that is probably how many fans felt about the move, even if those last 5 years had some strong moments.

That makes me curious - would you rather the show have ended in early 1982 or are you glad they had those extra years?

It also showed the lack of chemistry b/w Jo and Martin. She barely looked at him and his words were not very comforting- kinda clinical.

And the dialogue probably meant a lot to Mary. Things were changing and she had to grin and bear it. I just hope it wasn't too depressing for her to witness it all. Maybe by this time she was grateful to be still working and have some presence on the show.

I wonder if Jo and Stu got a similar scene?

Does anyone know the age difference between Mary Stuart and John Aniston? To me, Martin always seemed younger than Jo. Plus he was much more worldly, and a bit of a cad. Although I feel it was a good decision to directly connect Jo to the Tourner/Sentell family, the romance between Jo and Martin always seemed a little forced. I'm still glad the Corringtons wrote it, but the chemistry between the two characters was a bit off, in my opinion.

John was seven years younger than Mary. She was born in 1926. He was born in 1933.

For comparison's sake, Larry Haines was born in 1918 and Peggy McCay (to use one of John's early DOOL costars) was born in 1927.

18 minutes ago, Franko said:

John was seven years younger than Mary. She was born in 1926. He was born in 1933.

For comparison's sake, Larry Haines was born in 1918 and Peggy McCay (to use one of John's early DOOL costars) was born in 1927.

Thank you for the information. I never noticed an obvious age difference between McCay and Aniston. But the age difference between Stuart and Aniston was more obvious, in my opinion. Not the fault of the actors -- probably just my perception.