Article: `Project Runway' runs away with reality honors.

Byline: Gail Pennington

Just when reality TV seemed to be going out of style, enter "Project Runway."

The Bravo series, wrapping up its first edition over the next two Wednesdays, has found so many passionate fans and inspired so much water-cooler chat that it almost seems to have reinvented the genre.

In fact, "Project Runway" _ which has fashion designers competing for a chance to launch their own clothing lines _ is hardly revolutionary. "The Apprentice," "America's Next Top Model" and HBO's "Project Greenlight" all were quicker to feature wannabes battling it out for a break in their chosen profession. In fact, early reviews complained that ...

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