Portal:Speculative fiction/Anniversaries/December/December 17

December 17:

Film releases Television series
 * 2003 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
 * 1983 - Manimal, an American action/adventure/fantasy series, begins airing on NBC
 * 1989 - The Simpsons begins airing on Fox

Births
 * 1944 - Jack L. Chalker (d. 2005), an American science fiction author