Dramatic soliloquies, comic pratfalls, hissy fits, nervous breakdowns. Sound familiar?

 But we’re not talking about Lindsay Lohan, Jennifer Lopez or dozen of other actors.

We’re talking about folks such as Susan Boyle and Heidi Pratt. TVWeek columnist Joe Adalian says it’s time to start treating reality stars like actors—and, in fact, in some countries that’s the law.

—Chuck Ross