ITunes 9 - Movies play OK, TV choppy

Playing movies, my cpu is at about 50%. When I try to play a TV show (Battlestar Galactica), CPU is at 90%, sometimes 100, therefore very choppy and unwatchable. Both are from the iTunes store.
(Windows 7)

Hi,
I am also having a lot of trouble playing Battlestar Galactica on my Vista machine (i know, i know...), but the rest of my TV shows play fine. I need help desperately. I am not downloading as i watch them. Does anyone actually have the email to apple itunes customer service because i just spent a lot of money downloading an watchable season 4.

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