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Yesterday afternoon it was reported that Ken Ober, best known as the host of MTV's Remote Control, died on Sunday at the age of 52. The cause of death hasn't been announced, but his agent has come out with some details, saying: "His body was discovered in his home. The last person to have spoken to him was on Saturday morning. No foul play is suspected, no suicide, it looks like natural causes, just no one knows the exact cause yet."

All afternoon rumors have been flying around the internet with news that Ken Ober has died. We weren't about to fall for another Zach Braff-esque death scare, but sadly it has now been confirmed that the former host of MTV's Remote Control died suddenly over the weekend.

You know how this story goes, though. Reality tv and other shows replaced videos, and the only videos aired anymore are the same ones over and over again (you've seen TRL, right?) So today the channel turns 25, and has become way less mature since we stopped watching in the early-mid 90's.

Tomorrow night (Monday May 9th) comedian Colin Quinn (who, if you're like us, you know first from MTV's Remote Control) will headline an evening of stand-up comedy with Todd Barry, Greg Giraldo, and special guests. The evening will be hosted by the comedy duo and Saturday Night Live writers Slovin & Allen.

I need to pick up a universal remote, and I've been advised to buy this one. Basically it's to control the Sony TV, DVD, and TiVo- right now watching TV is like juggling plastic. RC User Reviews: Sony RM-VL900 Remote Control