
It's no secret The Beatles were always one step ahead of the game musically.
Regarded as the most influential band of all time, the Fab Four redefined pop music in the space of just seven years.
But it seems the band's influence stretches far beyond music.
Watch the trailer for The Beatles: Get Back below. Post continues after video.
You see, roughly half a century before reality TV was even a thing, The Beatles filmed a reality TV show about themselves making an album.
And yes, it might be the best reality TV show of all time.
Directed and produced by Peter Jackson, new Disney Plus documentary seriesThe Beatles: Get Backfollows the making of The Beatles' 1970 albumLet It Be, which was originally set to be titledGet Back.
The footage used in the series was originally filmed for Michael Lindsay-Hogg's 1970 documentary, which showed the inner workings of the band as they rehearsed for their forthcoming album and rooftop concert.
But across eight hours,The Beatles: Get Backis about more than just making music.
There's bickering and chain smoking and enviable fashion. And honestly, if you added confessional videos,The Beatles: Get Backwould almost be like watchingBig Brother.
Amid the release of the series, here are the most notable moments fromThe Beatles: Get Back,as told through tweets.
Paul casually predicting the furore around The Beatles' split.
Paul casually predicting the narrative of the next 50 years of The Beatles history #GetBack #TheBeatles #TheBeatlesGetBack pic.twitter.com/RZuNbC3Tkm
— Googie 🍍🍕 (@G0ogiee)
Ringo just... sitting there.
my favourite bits of #TheBeatlesGetBack are when paul john and george and like arguing or figuring something out and the camera pans to ringo sitting there like pic.twitter.com/5g7LRXqRr6
— abbie ☮ ☘︎ (@aharddaystaika)
Ringo Starr in #TheBeatlesGetBack is such a vibe. Just sits there listening & watching, joins in on the drums when he needs to & then after a fairly large amount of time where he has said nothing, just says “mashed potato” when asked what he wants for lunch. An icon. pic.twitter.com/Tegf8gZ8gb
— Stephanie Felton (@FeltonStephanie)
basically #TheBeatlesGetBack pic.twitter.com/qpuTRnO5ja
— marti 🎄 gomens s2 lovebot (@aceraphale)
Every shot of Ringo when the other Beatles are fighting in #GetBack pic.twitter.com/YgCgJTxpCi
— Patricio Chile (@patjchile)
Paul's beautiful face.
haven’t watched the Beatles documentary yet but my main takeaway so far is that Paul McCartney apparently posed for baroque paintings in a former life pic.twitter.com/nC3wRdglv1
— Sarah McGonagall (@gothspiderbitch)
Watching Get Back and am completely unnerved by how absolutely smoking hot I'm finding 1969 Paul McCartney.
— Julie Polk (@HoolieP)
The endless bad vibes at Twickenham.
My thoughts on The Beatles Get Back #TheBeatlesGetBack pic.twitter.com/ACoOUJfke3
— get back, nadia! (@sllylovesngs)
Yoko Ono, Linda Eastman, and the women of The Beatles.
this close to passing the bechdel test pic.twitter.com/dOoi4odmCv
— Aaron Bady (@zunguzungu)
This was Yoko Ono when The Beatles were recording 🤣 #GetBack pic.twitter.com/EtbeE95QJw
— From the macanada Nation (@caleidosscopio)
I’m only half an episode into The Beatles documentary but so far I can really relate. I also sometimes went and sat extremely quietly with men I was dating while they played music with their friends and I also did not break up those bands.
— Wendy Molyneux (@WendyMolyneux)
Paul casually writing the biggest songs of all time.
Paul McCartney creating Get Back from scratch right in front of our eyes is one of the most amazing things I've ever seen in my life #TheBeatlesGetBack
— Mariana #LennonLivesOn ☮ ((°⍸°))🍏 (@marianabrickman)
Paul McCartney just sits there at the piano and writes Long and Winding Road and Let it Be while people are buzzing around him and talking about other stuff. #TheBeatlesGetBack
— Randi Mayem Singer (@rmayemsinger)
Watching Paul come up with “Get Back” out of literally thinking air while Ringo and George just yawn is a marvel to watch. This Beatles documentary is INSANE #TheBeatlesGetBack pic.twitter.com/09Nii0tHqr
— Darth Yavin (@DarthYavin)
The infectious excitement of road manager Mal Evans.
Favorite part of #TheBeatlesGetBack so far is Mal Evans! pic.twitter.com/eLCZs3xkgT
— Chadwick Bacon (@chadwickbacon)
The facial hair and the fashion.
The true secret to the Beatles success is that each member of the group could grow a truly epic beard. #getback #getbeard pic.twitter.com/8IP4H9PWI1
— Stephen J. McManus (@stephenjmcmanus)
Glyn Johns fashion. My goodness. #TheBeatlesGetBack pic.twitter.com/m77koIf08v
— Dawn (@dawno317)
let's all come to an agreement that george's outfits ate the whole episode 1 A WHOLE SERVE #TheBeatlesGetBack pic.twitter.com/AlNpshFJfa
— michelle / monét! #LENNONLIVESON ☮️ (@mlledechelle)
Ringo... farting.
Another shining piece of Beatles history: John discussing how important the last show being a guerrilla style show instead of a rehearsed show being and Ringo casually stating out loud “I’ve Farted”. The amount of humility this band has is insane. #TheBeatlesGetBack pic.twitter.com/iiGiMTcnv2
— Darth Yavin (@DarthYavin)
And a few things that didn't happen at all.
my favorite moment from the beatles doc pic.twitter.com/UWaeoKV0gi
— Ben Rosen (@ben_rosen)
That time Paul McCartney was in Gryffindor. #GetBack pic.twitter.com/EUCuwcUqyL
— Laura Coleman (@Yodasnuggs)
This part from Get Back really captures the dynamic between Lennon and McCartney pic.twitter.com/V7MAplTm9Q
— pixelatedboat aka “mr tweets” (@pixelatedboat)
My favourite moment from the Get Back documentary pic.twitter.com/TOObCC5QYL
— joe heenan (@joeheenan)
Wow, Peter Jackson did an incredible job restoring this footage pic.twitter.com/AQXwMKY9lZ
— Podcast: The Ride (@PodcastTheRide)
lovin this beatles doc pic.twitter.com/3mYOL1q3r1
— ben wasserman (@benwassertweet)
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