▁k ids ▁shows ▁to ▁show ▁the ▁main ▁character , ▁Bh odi ▁Li , ▁get ▁defeated ▁( app eared ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁killed ▁by ▁getting ▁Las er ▁tag ged ) ▁in ▁" A ▁Gra ve ▁M atter " ▁( ep is ode ▁ 3 ); ▁however ▁it ▁was ▁really ▁a ▁duplicate ▁life ▁form ▁made ▁while ▁the ▁real ▁Bh odi ▁recovered ▁from ▁a ▁poison ▁gas ▁gr en ade . ▁The ▁recovered ▁Bh odi ▁returns ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁episode . ▁Before ▁and ▁after ▁every ▁commercial ▁break , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁hero es ▁would ▁say ▁" The ▁Light ▁Sh ines " ▁to ▁the ▁vie wer . ▁ ▁Rel ated ▁books ▁There ▁were ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁book ▁tie - ins , ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁written ▁by ▁popular ▁com ic ▁book , ▁TV ▁and ▁sci - fi ▁author ▁Peter ▁David . ▁ ▁Two ▁series ▁of ▁books ▁were ▁planned ▁and ▁started . ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁aim ed ▁at ▁a ▁younger ▁audience ▁was ▁by ▁David ▁under ▁the ▁pseud onym ▁of ▁David ▁Peters , ▁and ▁ 6 ▁books ▁were ▁written . ▁ ▁The ▁only ▁published ▁novel ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁aim ed ▁at ▁the ▁Young ▁Ad ult ▁market ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Michael ▁P . ▁K ube - Mc D ow ell ▁under ▁the ▁house ▁name ▁Michael ▁Hudson . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Series ▁production , ▁game ▁and ▁mer ch and ise ▁article ▁at ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁ ▁Phot on ▁Fore ver ▁- ▁F an ▁Site ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 4 ▁American ▁television ▁series ▁deb uts ▁Category