MacBook to AppleTV Sync

Is there a way to copy my Movies and Shows from my laptop to my Apple TV then removing them from my laptop without them being removed from the Apple TV. I defeats the purpose of the Apple TV if it can only hold what you download to it.
Also, Why did I loose all of my Apple TV downloads on my Apple TV when I removed them from my Laptop. Shouldn't they stay on the device they were initially downloaded to ?

Stengel Media,
Content is synchronized between the Apple TV and the library it is synced with. This means a change to one or the other, is updated or synchronized to the other.
If you add a movie on one, it gets synced to appear on both.
If you remove a move on one, it gets synced to remove it from the other.
Hope this helps,
Nathan C.

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