How do you watch a tv series?

My bigger question and I cannot find an answer is when you buy a tv show and you dont want to sit down for a marathon of 6 seasons of Breaking Bad how does Apple tv know that I bought the seasons and do I have to store it at home after I bought it in order to watch a single episode? I guess I am just not getting it and I don't understand how it works and the people at Best Buy obviously don't either. Yes I am very new to the I-Pad and the Apple stuff. It just doent seem intuitive at all. I have looked for the rules and directions and all I can find is propoganda about how great it is. Yes I want to buy but not until I figure out if I have to watch it streaming all at once or if I can store it and how do I store it if I have to store it or do they know I bought it! FRUSTRATED!

Hi aandd, you buy the series and seasons from iTunes and itunes stores the fact you have purchased them in your account.  You can then stream them through apple tv whenever and how often you want.

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