IT'S ALL ABOUT TELEVISION RIGHT NOW IN NEW MEXICO. MATT RAUCHBERG IS THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF ALBUQUERQUE STUDIOS AT MESA DEL SOL. HE SAYS THIS PAST WEEK WAS A BUSY ONE AS SHOOTING GOT UNDERWAY ON TWO NEW PROJECTS, INCLUDING "HIEROGLYPH," WHICH REQUIRED LARGE, ELABORATE SETS ON FOUR STAGES.
RAUCHBERG TELLS US ALSO STARTING THIS WEEK IS A PILOT FOR CBS CALLED "THE MESSENGERS." SAYS IT STARTS DIEGO MORGADO FROM "SON OF GOD" SERIES AND THE BIBLE MINI SERIES.
RAUCHBERG SAYS CREDIT FOR ALL THE T-V PRODUCTION WORK GOES TO THE "BREAKING BAD BILL" PASSED LAST YEAR . IT INCREASED PRODUCTION REBATES FROM 25 PERCENT TO 30 PERCENT FOR SERIES THAT SHOOT AT LEAST SIX EPISODES IN THE STATE.