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When I asked Matt Barr what viewers should watch “Hatfields & McCoys,” the History channel miniseries in which he currently stars, he offered a few thoughtful reasons:
“No matter who you are, where you’re from, there’s one universal thing that we all understand. It’s like, what are you willing to fight and die for? And to me, that’s the big theme of this movie. And it’s just thrilling, it’s wonderful and it’s beautifully shot.”
He went on to say, “And I get naked. You have to watch.” Taking my cue from the actor himself, I’m making Barr this week’s Shirtless Man of the Week for his various states of undress as Johnse Hatfield in “Hatfields & McCoys,” which concludes it three-night run at 8 p.m. May 30 on History.
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