Why am I only seeing Movies, Computers, and Settings in ATV2?

A few weeks back I started having problems with my Apple TV 2 connecting to Home Sharing.  It would not connect to my iMac, iPhone 4s, or iPad (all items that it used to work flawlessly with).  I decided after trying many things that it was probably my router that was causing the issue, so I purchased an Airport Extreme, and after setting it up everything was once again connecting to one another.
My Apple TV 2 then came upn and said that it needed to update the software, so I did that.  After the update was finished the only things that are showing up on the main page are Movies (shows the 2 recent rentals), Computers, and Settings.  I have tried connecting it with both WiFi and ethernet and still have the same issues.  Any suggestions?

Welcome to the Apple Community.
Try restarting the Apple TV by removing ALL the cables for 30 seconds, or resetting it using the reset option under general. You should also try restarting your router.

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