Busy geek week for Gavin on his blog, as today he took the opportunity to chat with the writer and leading actress behind the new locally produced web series “Raising Kayn.” Touching on the sci-fi and fantasy a tad, the series looks at the lives of a family knee-deep in the paranormal. And of top of this, all locally made. Head over to check out the full interview with Taunya Gren.

Gavin’s Underground interview on Raising Kayn

Gavin: What eventually led you to moving out to Utah?

Taunya: A combination of my oldest daughter living here and the cumulative effects of the writers strike and threatened actors strike in Hollywood. You know it’s bad when the person next to you at the temp agency is a name actor from “ER.”

Gavin: Where did the idea for “Raising Kayn” come from?

Taunya: The original story was actually a concept myself and my kids worked on together. A very wacky comedy… but from there it actually grew to become somewhat of an autobiographical piece about how my family has needed each other to get past the hard times, to fight off the monsters of our world. It’s a fun and funny story, but underneath there is a foundation of real issues. Loss of a father and a husband. Betrayal, reacting to hurt and pain in different ways and how we work through that together.