iPod Menu On TV Screen

Why can't Apple make The video iPod menu display on your TV screen? I plug my iPod into my suround sound system, have the remote for the iPod and if your sitting on your couch, after watching a movie or song or what ever, you always have to get up to change it. They went that far and you can't get the menu to display on the the screen of you TV. That is stupid that they did that. So now what?

iPod 30GB Mac OS X (10.4.8)

iPod 30GB Mac OS X (10.4.8)