Thunderbolt display question.

I have a 27' iMac and the thunderbolt display as a second display. When running an app in fullscreen (quicktime, VLC), the thunderbolt display is blank. Is there any way to disable the full screen display on the TB display?

Definitely can. I use it this way daily. Just close the lid on the notebook, and you'll see the screen flash blue for a split second while it switches outputs.
All you need is an external keyboard and mouse. Plug the Thunderbolt cable plus the MagSafe (power) connector into the laptop from the display, and you're good to go.
You can also use it in dual display mode of course. In display preferences you can also set your Thunderbolt display to be the main display in dual monitor mode by dragging the white bar at the top of the display image in your preferences (depicting the title bar) to whichever monitor you want as the main display.
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