The medium information matrix addendum

In my Golden Compass review, I gave a matrix for information that a medium can bring. However, I missed a crucial medium in that matrix, which I need to add, plus there are a few If-Then statements needed to clarify some parts of the matrix.

So here it is, the Medium Information Matrix:

Comic Book Series -> Video Game Series -> Book Series = TV series -> Movie Series -> Video Game (single) -> Comic Book (single, a lot of depth given) -> Book (single) -> Theatrical Play -> Movie (single) -> Comic Book (single, not much depth given.)



Reasoning:
A book is the most basic form of entertainment, and has been around centuries longer than the other media... It contains a lot of information in a package that can take on average 3-6 hours to read (nonstop). However, it does not contain acting that only an actual human can give, and a book usually cannot describe action as well as visuals.
Plays and movies are below books. While they have the missing elements of books, visuals and acting, they sacrifice the ability to show what a character is thinking (usually), are forced to cut scenes for time, and can't work in as much world building as a book can, as they have to keep audience's attention for about 1 and a half to 2 hours.
The pattern remains the same when you make each medium a series... Except that there is a new medium in the series category. A TV series work a lot like a movie series, except that it can be significantly longer and give a lot more information. While it loses information in translation from a book to TV series, it doesn't lose as much info as a movie series. A TV series is equal to a book series because they both contain the same amount of information. A TV series gives up the character's thoughts but not the scenes, while a book gives up acting in exchange for character's thoughts.
Video games (at least decently made ones, particularly the ones that come out today) contain a vast amount of information. For example... A Book tells you what you see. Movies and TV shows show you what you're supposed to see. A Play presents what you should be seeing... A video game presents a world for you to explore. In addition to exploration, you can talk to citizenry, learn their story, or help them in your quest for glory! The best example of a video game with way more info than any of the mentioned media is Skyrim from the Elder Scrolls series of games. Every single person you meet has a personality, and has comments on the world around them... It'd take days, maybe even a year to see and do everything there is to do in Skyrim... and throughout out all of it, it keeps your attention. A video game series is pretty much all the information in the first game multiplied by the number of sequels (well made ones. A Elder Scrolls Pinball doesn't count.)
But now the odd one out... the Comic book. Now, like books they sacrifice acting... But they lose nothing else. They can present a character's thoughts, as well as present visuals. Like movies, they show you what you see, but you can linger on a panel, and examine all that is there.
Now alone, a comic book contains way less info than any other medium... This is because they are so short, averaging around 27 pages. But, a comic book series, when you combine all the stories, all the information presented in them... There is way more information in comic books than any other medium.
For instance, before the DC reboot, the Batman series was nearing over 1000 comic books! There is no way a movie, book, or television series could catch up to that number, let alone match the amount of information that those comics provide. For instance, did you know that Batman actually hates rock and roll?
According to Batman: Fortunate Son he views it as "Nothing but death, and the rage of a beast!"
You wouldn't find that info in the Bruce Nolan films... or the Batman games.

So, there it is, the matrix for the amount of information contained in a specific medium, and the reasons why information is lost between translations.
Now, it isn't perfect. Hardly, a TV series like Doctor Who completely breaks the scale due to it's immense size. This matrix is mostly for the average stuff... Like the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings.

This has been Fixer Sue!