How to get tv shows and movies backed up on external sata drive?

I realised a couple of days ago that several of my movies and tv shows that I purchased are no longer downloaded on my computer but are stored on the cloud. Now how do I get a backup on my drobo external disk? I don't want to fall or be without wifi and not being able to watch movies or tv shows.
Music has a download icon next to it, but that is not there for movies and tv shows. I have my itunes folder on my drobo, and want to keep it that way...
Anyone have a good suggestion for me?

Your shows should be in your purchased items on iTunes. Log in to your account and you should be able to find them. Not all movies are available for a second download though, you should check on that.
Once you've downloaded them again to your computer, you can backup with time machine, or burn them on a DVD. Read this article for further information:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751

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