Mac internet sharing but keep same network

I use Mac based internet sharing -- it's great and give my upstairs a strong wireless signal. But can I make that the SAME NETWORK as the main network for content sharing?
Scenario -
Airport Extreme downstairs wifi "MAIN-WIFI
Apple TV upstairs and signal is weak from Airport Extreme accessing MAIN-WIFI (no wired ethernet here)
iMac is upstairs connected to Extreme via ethernet cable. Internet Share to create upstairs wifi, named UPSTAIRS-WIFI
iMac contains large library of home movies
Super strong signal from iMac to Apple TV which is upstairs! Great!
Problem - AppleTV works great for most stuff, but cannot access the home-shared content on the iMac using UPSTAIRS-WIFI created on the iMac! To see the sharing option, I need to connect to MAIN-WIFI which is too weak to use well. It seems crazy that the iMac wifi won't show the shared content that it is homesharing.
Is there a way of internet sharing on the iMac so it's the same network and therefore would homeshare the iTunes content on it's own wifi signal?
Thanks

Since both your AppleTV and iMac are upstairs and the iMac at least is connected to the Airport using a cable, why not use a switch? A 4-port gigabit ethernet switch can be quite inexpensive (check newegg.com) - that would connect to all three devices and effectively share the same network.
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