'The Big Bang Theory' Tell-All: Kaley Cuoco Nearly Had to Amputate Her Leg and More On-Set Secrets (Exclusive)

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celebrates its 15th anniversary, a new tell-all book is peeling back the curtain on never-before-heard stories and revelations from the hit CBS comedy's 12-season run.

available now, chronicles the behind-the-scenes tales you may not have known to bring the popular sitcom to life — from the initial casting process to the show's breakout success to the real-life, off-set circumstances that threatened to derail the series.

Series creator Chuck Lorre and author Jessica Radloff sat down with ET's Nischelle Turner to dig into the most illuminating revelations from the book, which features new interviews with the cast and producers, and go down memory lane of what almost did or didn't happen.«There’s a general sense of gratitude that we got to take this journey and 12 years is an incredibly long time to do one thing and there was a genuine affection amongst everyone,» Lorre shared. «It was difficult to end it.»While Lorre opted not to get into the legacy of the show, he acknowledged that has made a lasting impact.«The fact is, we made a show that we were very fortunate that actually, people cared about it.

They cared about the characters. They saw that they saw themselves,» he said. «They saw alienation because these are characters who struggled to move in this world, but made a community amongst themselves.