Can an Apple TV play any TV show from my iTunes library?

I'm considering buying an Apple TV but I had a few concerns/questions. I recently just organized all of my TV shows and movies onto iTunes with the new iTunes 11. Is it possible to stream non-iTunes purchases with the Apple TV? I know you can stream/rent/buy TV shows and movies directly from the iTunes store with the Apple TV.
But I'm wondering if it is possible to do so, when I try to stream my non-purchased shows and movies, what is the UI like? The reason I'm asking is because I transferred my collection to iTunes to keep it organized in terms of being able to keep track of what what's watched/unwatched and organizing it by season, as opposed to just using folders in Finder. When using Apple TV to stream all of this is it going to be similar to what iTunes shows on my computer in terms of organization (unwatched number badges) etc., or is it just going to look similar to if I was browsing through it all in Finder.
Sorry for the very confusing post, I just want to be sure that Apple TV is going to keep all of my content nice and orderly before I spend $99 on something, otherwise I'll just stick with a flash drive.
Thanks for any help!

If your TV shows are properly formatted to play on an ATV and information tags are filled in properly the shows will work the same way iTunes purchases do on an Apple TV. You'll have to search the web for specifics since discussing these issues here is frowned upon.

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