Home Sharing Videos Mark As Watched

Greetings! I recently purchased an iPhone 4S and an enjoying the Home Sharing features, but I have noticed some issues noted in other discussions, namely the dropped connection with the AppleTV 2.  I have also noticed issue with the Home Sharing dropping on my 4S, especially in the middle of the night as I play music through my Home Share on my iDevice. 
I wanted to direct this discussion to something I think is related but admittedly may just be more of an annoyance to me.  I can bring up my Movies and TV Shows on my 4S through Home Sharing just fine, and can watch both without issue.  I have noticed that if I start watching a show over my ATV2 and stop it halfway, I can later find it marked as such on my 4S with the blue half moon dot.  However, if I complete the program on my 4S, the dot for the show or movie doesn't clear like it does in iTunes, but rather resets as if I've never watched it.  I've tinkered with the iTunes settings, using other discussions as guides; I can get the play counts to register when I play something over my 4S, but can't get the dot to clear to Mark As Watched. 
Again, this may just be an annoyance limited to me, and I admit I'm rather meticulous about how I maintain my iTunes library.  I like to see shows and movies I've watched marked as such.  I'm also looking at purchasing an iPad in the near future; curious if any iPad users notice the same issue.  I suspect it may be related (in a minor way) to the other Home Sharing issues that have arisen from the latest updates.  Any help would be appreciated!
Message was edited by: jlondon81

I'm still experiencing this problem without a resolution and would really appreciate some help.
Many thanks.

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