Why can't you Fullscreen both Mac and Thunderbolt display at the same time?

The plan was to movies in the background while I  surf the internet... Not have a grey screen. WARNING! If you're considering purchasing a Thunderbolt display... I'm warning you. You can't use the Thunderbolt in fullscreen and still use your Mac!
This is the worst purchase I've ever made- Exactly WHAT am I supposed to do with this Thunderbolt display, charge some iPhones? Why won't it do the very thing I bought it for? Windows has had this capability since XP!!! I sear, if I can't figure out some kind of "hack" to make this piece of junk work: I'M TAKING IT BACK!

You can't use the Thunderbolt in fullscreen and still use your Mac!
You can with VLC.
<http://www.videolan.org>
Make sure Mirroring is disabled in the Arrangement tab of Displays system preference.
Select the Thunderbolt display for full screen in VLC's Video preference.

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