TV Shows from iTunes in different aspect ratios

I bought the first series of LOST from the iTunes store, and all of these episodes are the same aspect ratio, and with my Apple TV they fit the TV screen well. I bought season two, and the first episode is the same aspect ratio, although the next episodes are displayed in a squarer format. Is this something I need to change to get them to display in the same way as the first series, or is it just how they come from the iTunes store?
It's a bit annoying to have them with two black bars at each side, although I don't know if it's an iTunes setting issue, or the format of the videos themselves. It's strange that the first episode is one format, although the next appear to be different.
Any help or advice would be great!

I heard back from iTunes store who added the series to my account so I could download it again. They noted that the second and third episodes were the wrong aspect ratio. I re-downloaded the episodes, but they are the same. They've said that it will be corrected in the future.

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Because, like the initial question pointed to,
Two different topics seem to have been in this thread.
The initial question (by Spanky0212) simply asked how to delete TV shows from iTunes.
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