Great books! But the trilogy would never make it to television - they'd have to dumb it down too much so that the proles could keep up with it. 'nobody' (i.e. the majority) wants good, detailed scientifiction anymore...
They thought that about ER and it worked. If I had the money to option those books, I would.
Working Coyote into the shows would be a blast. Someone like Lou Diamond Phillips in that role would be okay. A big fat dude would make it funny AND fun. You could have him appearing in the background hiding where the other characters didn't see him and some knew he was there and subtly tried to hide him again, ala Broadcast News and the little murderer dude in the copier.
It could be a really good series if they just got a good writer to make it a bit less stilted than Robinson's preachy tone. Put a Raimi or a Carpenter--heck, even Kevin Smith!--on the set to get the ball rolling right. That'd probably be all you need.