So, is ABC really a disgrace to the media industry, as Musk claims? Probably not. But in the age of Musk, where reality often feels like a sci-fi movie, it doesn’t really matter. What matters is that Elon Musk’s next big idea—whether it’s space travel, neural links, or even a new media empire—will continue to make waves and challenge the status quo.

And as for ABC? Well, they’ll just have to live with the fact that they lost the man who put a car in space.