Los Angeles ( CNN ) -- Defense lawyers in the trial of Michael Jackson 's doctor want to shield jurors from commentary by Nancy Grace , the former prosecutor who now hosts a daily show on the HLN network . Daily commentary by Grace and others during the Casey Anthony trial this summer was `` like a final argument by the prosecution , '' Dr. Conrad Murray 's lawyer , Michael Flanagan , said Wednesday . While the defense has not decided whether to ask that the jury in the Murray trial be sequestered , Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor hinted at a hearing Wednesday he does not think it would be necessary . Flanagan predicted media coverage of the trial of Murray , charged with involuntary manslaughter in Jackson 's death , will be bigger than the wall-to-wall coverage of the Anthony case that just ended in Florida . `` How many final arguments do we have to face in this case ? '' Flanagan asked . `` Are we going to face the one in the courtroom and the one when they go home ? '' Grace addressed the issue Wednesday during her eponymous show . `` The doctor charged in the death of music superstar Michael Jackson , killing him allegedly with a powerful propofol anesthesia , wants the jury sequestered , from me ! From US ! '' she said . `` Claiming watching 'Nancy Grace ' will prevent a fair trial ; that the jury will be biased . So I guess that makes us , umm ... the good guys ! '' Keeping jurors in a hotel , with deputies watching over them , for two months would be expensive for the Los Angeles court system , which is already suffering under tight budget constraints . HLN , which carries Grace 's nightly show , is owned by Turner Broadcasting , which also owns CNN . Pastor announced Wednesday that jury selection will begin September 8 , despite prosecutors ' request for another three weeks to prepare their case because of `` scheduling issues . '' Jury selection was underway in May when the defense requested a delay so its expert witnesses could have more time to prepare for new experts hired by the prosecution . Pastor then dismissed hundreds of prospective jurors and rescheduled the trial to start in September . The judge will visit Sony Studios soon to review more than a dozen hours of raw video of Jackson 's last rehearsals for his `` This Is It '' tour to decide which clips , if any , will be shown to the jury . Lawyers for each side spent the past two weeks viewing more than 100 hours of video , narrowing down what they thought was relevant to the case . The prosecution selected 12 hours of video , while the defense identified four . Flanagan said the video showed him that Jackson was `` very talented , that he 's pretty good ; even on his bad days , he 's good . '' The defense was looking for clues in the video to show that Jackson was in ill health in his final days , but Flanagan said it was not detectable in his performance video . Jackson also did not appear to be depressed in his final days , he said . The defense will argue that none of the `` This Is It '' video is relevant to the criminal trial and would be `` a big waste of time . '' `` It shows him onstage performing , '' Flanagan said . `` I do n't know why that 's relevant as to what happened the night that he died when he could n't sleep . '' Jackson 's death on June 25 , 2009 , was from an overdose of the surgical anesthetic propofol , combined with other drugs , the Los Angeles coroner ruled . Murray , whom Jackson hired to care for him as he prepared for his comeback concerts in London , allegedly administered the fatal dose .
NEW : Nancy Grace reaction : `` I guess that makes us , ummm , the good guys ! '' The mission of the Media Research Center is to create a media culture in America where truth and liberty flourish. The defense says it may want the jury sequestered , citing the Casey Anthony case . Murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with Jackson 's death .