Tv shows from itunes store not copying to ipod

i bought tv shows from the itunes store a while back, they have been on my 5th gen. ipod (30gig) since. i updated my ipod yesterday, went to use it and found that about 4 of 5 of them were missing. i tried to manually copy them to th ipod, but itunes wouldnt let me. i am running itunes 7 & have the second to latest ipod software. if anyone has a similar problem or can solve my issue please let me know immediately.

ok, so i figured this out... when i connect my ipod and go to the "tv shows tab" i had the option to sync only the "unwatched episodes" checked. so the shows that i watched on my computer would not download to my iPod. If you select "all" instead of "unwatched" then all of the tv shows regardless if you have watched them or not, will begin to download... Thanks for the help everybody

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