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Falk and ABC talking `Columbo` scripts
Sep 1, 2005, 19:55 GMT

NEW YORK, NY, United States (UPI) -- It`s been three years since ABC TV last aired a fresh 'Columbo' adventure and star Peter Falk says the wait is not yet over.

'There`s a bit of a problem,' the actor told TVGuide.com. 'The script that I like, the network doesn`t like. The script that they like, I don`t like.'

Viewers haven`t seen the rumpled detective solve a mystery since 'Columbo Likes the Nightlife' in 2003.

Falk did not reveal what his preferred follow-up would be, but said ABC wants Columbo`s next case to involve lingerie models, TVGuide.com reported.

The actor hasn`t been sitting at home waiting for ABC, however. He plays Paul Reiser`s dad in 'The Thing About My Folks,' which opens in U.S. theaters Sept. 16.

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